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Richard Shelby: “The increase will accelerate the exhaustion of the SSDI reserves by 2018, and was recently described by the…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2011
The increase will accelerate the exhaustion of the SSDI reserves by 2018, and was recently described by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) as 'not financially sustainable.'
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Discusses the unsustainable growth of SSDI beneficiaries and its financial implications.

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