(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. Zoom in to sign
3. Wide of people holding signs about Social Security as they enter government building
4. 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."
5. 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."
6. Wide of a person speaking to a representative for U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee
++SOUNDBITE COVERED++
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Henry DeGroot, resident:
"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. Wide of Henry DeGroot speaking at a meeting
9. 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."
10. Mid of Ray Render, District Director for U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, talking to constituents
AP video by Kristin M. Hall
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.
The group met with a representative for the congressman and argued that Rose wasn’t doing enough to protect Social Security from plans made by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the size of the federal government.
"And our representative is not doing anything about it. He needs some spine," said Pat Collins.
"These people are citizens and they’re rightly afraid of losing their benefits," said Gallatin resident Henry DeGroot.
"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."
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