“Senator Rubio Blasts Welfare System for Prioritizing New Arrivals Over Retired American Worker” Senator Marco Rubio is sounding the alarm on a broken welfare system that rewards those who never paid in while leaving lifelong American contributors behind. Millions of U.S. citizens work hard for over 40 years, pay their taxes, obey the rules, and retire on modest fixed incomes — often receiving Social Security benefits in the $800–$1,500 range for lower lifetime earners. Yet recent arrivals, including many undocumented migrants and certain humanitarian cases, gain access to taxpayer-funded programs like cash assistance, Medicaid, housing aid, and food benefits they never contributed to — sometimes totaling more support upfront than struggling seniors receive after decades of paying into the system. Rubio rightly calls this fundamentally unfair. Americans built and funded Social Security and Medicare through their labor — these programs should prioritize our seniors, veterans, and citizens first, not serve as an open-ended welcome mat for illegal immigration. This isn’t compassion; it’s betrayal of the people who earned their benefits. Time to reform welfare, secure the border, and put American retirees and workers ahead of everyone else. #AmericaFirst #RubioSpeaksTruth #ProtectSocialSecurity #RetireesFirst #StopWelfareAbuse #SecureTheBorder #FairnessForAmericans #TaxpayerDollars #ImmigrationReform #PrioritizeCitizens

Productive discussion today with members of the USW regarding the safe-guarding of worker pension plans. Thank you to Jordan, Chris, Mac and Dan for coming by my Parliament Hill office. #retireesfirst! #USW #steelworkers