Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 20, 2021
There has not been a hearing in Congress specifically about increasing benefits or eligibility since the Reagan administration.
Said by
Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Pointing out the lack of congressional hearings on SSI since the 1980s.

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