The only ways to ensure Social Security remains solvent is to either raise revenue, or cut benefits
Sheldon Whitehouse: “The only ways to ensure Social Security remains solvent is to either raise revenue, or cut benefits”
On the recordJuly 11, 2023
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Whitehouse emphasizes the need for revenue or benefit cuts for Social Security solvency.
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