I just simply want to say--and I have heard very clearly your testimony, it has been very valuable to me in terms of learning a little bit more about this extraordinary program that, by the way, lifted 50 percent of American seniors out of poverty when it was enacted in 1935.
Higgins acknowledges the importance of Social Security in reducing poverty among seniors.
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I think that would be a great public service the Congressional Budget Office could provide to the United States Congress
Next Friday $25 billion in Social Security benefits are scheduled to be paid out but will not if the nation defaults on its debt.
You should be indignant about what Congress has done to this budget that really serves our people.
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