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On the recordApril 25, 2023
As this has been said, the first Social Security check went out in 1940 and has never missed a payment, which speaks to the strength and the resiliency of that program.
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Higgins emphasizes the reliability of Social Security since its inception.

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