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Claire McCaskill

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Claire McCaskill is an American politician and attorney who served as the United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019. She was the first woman elected to the Senate from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, McCaskill focused on issues such as healthcare, military support, and government accountability during her tenure in the Senate. She played a significant role in various legislative efforts and was known for her outspoken views on military contracting and defense spending.

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Sep 13, 2016

Would you let the Committee know when the field offices have all been informed, not to use the break-even analysis and not to advise that someone retroactively--not to suggest that someone should retroactively claim for a lump sum?

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Sep 13, 2016

It is staggering that so many Americans do not even realize that this is a decision at all.

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Sep 13, 2016

There just does not seem to be a sense of urgency.

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Sep 13, 2016

This cannot be a hard thing to program in. You know how old she is.

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Sep 13, 2016

We have, right here, on the source for someone who is retiring, on your web page, a sentence that is flatly false.

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Sep 13, 2016

You can make excuses and disagree, you can say, 'We will think about it,' or you can say, 'You know, thanks. You are right. We are going to change this.'

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Sep 13, 2016

I cannot imagine that that is not the most frequently asked question, because it is one that everybody--I am--you know, I will be honest here.

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Sep 13, 2016

We hope that SSA will finally see it is in all of our interests to make sure that the public... should be one of their very top priorities.

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Sep 13, 2016

It is outrageous that it says that on this website, because it is simply not true.

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Sep 13, 2016

I think part of the problem is that we are all wanting the Social Security Administration to say, 'We can do this better.'

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Sep 13, 2016

Tell people that if you make it to 65, odds are you are going to live 20 more years.

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Sep 13, 2016

One out of three agents... suggested a claimant retire earlier and get a lump-sum payment. Acceptable?

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Sep 13, 2016

Why don't you say '62, 66, 70'? Is there a reason? I mean, is there a good reason?

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Sep 13, 2016

Do you believe that the main reason people are not waiting is lack of knowledge or lack of resources?

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Sep 13, 2016

Now nobody is worse than the Pentagon. On your worst day, Ms. Reno, you will never be as bad as the Pentagon, because the Pentagon is at the apex of wasteful spending on IT acquisition.

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Sep 13, 2016

The way we have labeled these things are really, really unfortunate.

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Sep 13, 2016

I find it ironic that financial experts say this but the American public is clueless that this decision is so important.

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Sep 13, 2016

How much more? Eight percent a year. Eight percent a year. That is a very attractive return in today's market.

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Sep 13, 2016

I do not get the reluctance of the Social Security Administration. For years, bipartisan groups have been asking you to give more data.

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Sep 13, 2016

The percentage of people who claim at 62 has declined over the last 15 years.

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Sep 13, 2016

We have had three bipartisan commissions telling you the same thing, and you have just been taking a look.

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Sep 13, 2016

I swear, I am going to raise a ruckus about this until this website gets fixed.

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Sep 13, 2016

The disappearing of defined benefits is paying a huge penalty on so many Americans and Social Security is all they have got.

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Sep 12, 2016

At the end of the day, what's motivating people to use bots is just money.

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