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On the recordSeptember 10, 2024
The program's financing gap can be more than fully addressed without cutting benefits.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes that Social Security can be funded without reducing benefits.

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