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Jeff Merkley: “Is it smarter for us to fix that now and have 11 years in which we boost the Trust Fund, or wait till the last desperate…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2024
Is it smarter for us to fix that now and have 11 years in which we boost the Trust Fund, or wait till the last desperate second in 2035?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley urges action to address Social Security funding issues before it's too late.

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