(22 Mar 2025)
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Gallatin, Tennessee – 21 March 2025
1. Wide of group chanting "Social Security, we paid for it. Social Security, not a gift. Social Security, we paid for it. What do we want? Social Security."
2. Wide of group chanting: "Love not hate makes America great" zoom in to sign
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kathy Austin, protester:
"What else happened yesterday? Think about it. He also wants to be the governor for education and did anybody see him lift a finger in that speech to say, ‘I don’t approve of what they’re doing in Washington where I am supposed to be working for us.’"
4. Wide of people holding signs about Social Security as they enter government building
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Pat Collins, resident, speaking to a representative for U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee:
"And our representative is not doing anything about it. He needs some spine.
I don’t know – John Rose needs some spine along with the others: Haggerty, Blackburn. It is a disgrace."
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Albert Collins, resident, speaking to a representative for U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee:
"I got a problem with a South African coming to this country. Unelected. And you put him into everybody’s business. When you start telling, when he starts telling everybody, it’s entitlement and he’s got a right to go into my bank account."
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Henry DeGroot, resident:
"These people are citizens and they’re rightly afraid of losing their benefits. And we’re tired of the lies that we’re being told and everything that they say that they’re trying not to do and one of the things they’re saying is that they’re not going to attack Social Security and yet all the actions they’re taking is attacking Social Security. So we want to get that message across that first of all we’re getting tired of being lied to, we’re getting tired of not being listened to and that we’re all here to make sure that everyone understands that Social Security, millions of people depend on it."
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Mandy Cook, resident, speaking to a representative for U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee:
"We already know that a lot of seniors are not as technologically savvy to be able to do that they might need someone to walk them through it on the phone."
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Henry DeGroot, resident:
"There are people who spend money every month to protect their identity and now you’ve got someone in the federal government who has access to it and at the risk of it being released."
10. Wide of Henry DeGroot speaking at meeting
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Henry DeGroot, resident:
"They’re already making it difficult for senior citizens to get Social Security, to make changes in their Social Security. And that’s just the first step in in trying to take it away from people and so we don’t want to be lied to. We’re tired of being lied to. We’re tired of being ignored and we’re here now to make sure that that is heard by as many people as we can get to."
12. Mid of Ray Render, District Director for U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, talking to constituents
STORYLINE:
Tennesseans upset over changes to the U.S. Social Security program brought their concerns to a congressman’s office, the day after he announced a run for governor.
A group brought signs and chants to protect the federal retirement, disability and survivor benefits program on Friday to U.S. Rep. John Rose’s office in Gallatin, Tennessee.
The Republican announced on Thursday his candidacy for Tennessee governor in 2026.
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