Speech #1130124205

I voted in support of H.R. 5739. the No Social Security for Nazis Act. of which I am proud original co sponsor. For decades now individuals who have been identified as Nazi war criminals have accessed their Social Security benefits. by means of a loophole in the Social Security Act. This loophole allowed those who were denaturalized. or those who voluntarily renounced their United States citizenship. and left the country to avoid formal deportation proceedings. to continue receiving Social Security benefits. H.R. 5739 will close the loophole by amending the law to stop Social Security benefit payments to those denaturalized due to participation in Nazi persecutions or those who voluntarily renounced their citizenship as part of a settlement with the Attorney General related to their participation in Nazi persecution. Our country and the world will never forget the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime against millions of Jews and other targeted groups during World War II. nor should the perpetrators of these atrocities be allowed to continue to collect Social Security benefits due to a loophole in the law.