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On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
The last time we really constructively as a Congress really looked at Social Security in any meaningful and significant way was in 1983.
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

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Larson highlights the long gap since Congress last addressed Social Security effectively.

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