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John Larson: “The monthly retirement benefit for a woman is $798. In America, could you live on $798 a month? This is what the…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2005
The monthly retirement benefit for a woman is $798. In America, could you live on $798 a month? This is what the guarantee is. But it does prevent these people from falling into the depths of poverty. It is what Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised to the American people.
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the adequacy of retirement benefits for women.

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