During my speech, I experienced a medical episode and froze for nearly a minute after criticizing Republicans for their silence. I remarked that no one on their side, who controls both the House and Senate, is going to speak up. I've been in Congress since 1999 and I'm 76 years old.
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NEW: Democrat Rep. John Larson has a medical episode during a speech, freezes up for nearly a minute after blasting republicans for not βspeaking up.β
βDon't worry. No one on the Republican side who controls both the House and Senate is going to speak upβ¦β
Larson has been in Congress since 1999.
He is 76 years old.
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We need to protect Americans' privacy and Social Security. Social Security is crucial for many Americans; for 40% it's the foundation of their retirement savings, and for 28 million, it's their sole retirement income. We must ensure its protection. No one in the Republican-controlled House and Senate will challenge us on this.
Speaker 0: Don't worry. No one on the Republican side in the House and Senate who control both the House and Senate is going to speak up and challenge us, But we need to protect Americans' privacy and their social security. For 40% of all Americans, Social Security is the basis for their retirement and their retirement savings. And, for 28,000,000 Americans, Social Security is the only thing that they have. And that's why we have to make sure that we are protecting it as well.
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