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Jeff Merkley: “I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like would you all like prefer to see it invested in the stock fund, and the risk of what having Social Security wiped out by a crash, people respond no.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes public concern over investing Social Security in risky stock funds.

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