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Dick Durbin: “The longer you wait, the more expensive it becomes to save Social Security. And we absolutely, positively have to save…”

On the recordAugust 6, 2026
The longer you wait, the more expensive it becomes to save Social Security. And we absolutely, positively have to save it. Too many people are counting on it.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the urgency of addressing Social Security solvency.

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