Tom Lantos is a strong supporter of Social Security, and he has fought Administration efforts to cut benefits and implement a risky privatization scheme that benefits stock brokers more than retirees.
The following newspaper articles deal with Tom's activities and views on Social Security, seniors, and Medicare issues:
- Congress to consider privacy, identity theft bill, San Mateo Daily Journal, June 13, 2006
- Lantos Censures Administration Budget Which Slashes Critical Domestic Programs to Benefit Special Interests; Criticizes Stealth Effort to Privatize Social Security, Press Release, February 7, 2006
- Lantos gives Bush speech a C (Lantos reaction to State of the Union Speech), San Mateo Daily Journal, February 1, 2006
- Social Security needs tweaking, not remaking (OpEd article by Congressman Tom Lantos), San Mateo County Times, March 28, 2005
- When it comes to Social Security — the sky is not falling (OpEd article by Congressman Tom Lantos), San Mateo Daily Journal, March 29, 2005