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Richard Shelby: “The number of individuals receiving SSDI benefits has jumped more than 10 percent in the last two recessionary years.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2011
The number of individuals receiving SSDI benefits has jumped more than 10 percent in the last two recessionary years.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby discusses the rising number of SSDI beneficiaries during economic downturns.

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