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Congressman Smith comments on needed changes to Social Security

By John Nixon

06/24/2025

(KLZA)-- During a visit to Falls City last week, United States Congressman Adrian Smith who represents the Third Congressional District which stretches from the Missouri River west to the Wyoming and Colorado borders, said changes are needed in the Social Security system.

Smith said in the next 8 - 9 years, without a bi-partisan bill to address the Social Security System, at that time there will be an automatic reduction in benefits which will put a large number of senior citizens in poverty.

Smith also noted during the visit that a tax bill must be passed or that in January the average families tax bill will increase by about $1,300 with the average tax bill on a farm operation increasing $5,000.

Congressman Smith also briefly discussed with MSC News, the possibility of federal funding for a rare earth elements mining project near Elk Creek with China threatening to cut off the supply of rare earth elements to the U.S.

The Congressman who was elected to a 10^th term in 2024 says that tax policies encourage investments that can deliver more productivity and that he is anxious to hear the feedback from the business community moving forward to leverage more investments in such projects.

Smith met with a small group of constituents at the Falls City EDGE conference room.

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