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John Larson: I wanted to ask the leading Democrat on Social Security on the Committee on Ways and Means, the gentlewoman from…

On the recordMarch 8, 2005
I wanted to ask the leading Democrat on Social Security on the Committee on Ways and Means, the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) discussed very eloquently and poignantly, as the gentlewoman pointed out in her letters, the number of people outside of the retirement benefits, but survivors benefits and also those on disability, what are the statistics on that?
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

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Inquiring about statistics related to Social Security benefits during a discussion.

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