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On the recordJuly 12, 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 discusses Oregonians' preference against risky investments for Social Security.

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