Second, while it's true that the Social Security Administration announced in 2009 that it would begin funding electronic medical records to improve the efficiency of its disability programs, those funds will not come from "savings to be generated from the withholding of cost of living increases" as claimed in the email, but rather from moneys apportioned by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Third, the electronic records program isn't "for our Congressmen and Senators" as claimed in the email, but rather for all Americans who receive disability benefits through Social Security.
Fourth, contrary to what is stated in the email, members of Congress did not vote themselves a 3% pay increase for 2010.
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Sources and further reading:
Latest Cost-of-Living Adjustment (2010)
Social Security Administration, 15 October 2009How Will Your Social Security Benefits Change in 2010 and 2011?
About.com: Senior Living, 2009Part B Premiums in 2010
AARP.org bulletin, 7 May 2009Social Security to Fund $24 Million in Contracts for Electronic Medical Records
Social Security Administration press release, 7 August 2009House Dems to Give Up Pay Raise
Politico.com, 11 February 2009
Last updated 08/24/10
