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On the recordDecember 8, 2010
What this legislation would do is, at a time when, for the second consecutive year, seniors and disabled veterans have received no cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, on their Social Security, this legislation would provide the equivalent of a 2-percent increase by providing them with a one-time $250 check. In addition to the Senate cosponsors, this legislation is supported by President Obama, and I appreciate that. It is also supported, for all the right reasons, by virtually every senior organization in the country and every veterans organization, because this benefits not just seniors, many of whom are struggling hard to pay their bills, when their health care costs and prescription drug costs are rising, but it also impacts disabled veterans.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Dec 8, 2010

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The speaker discusses the Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act and its benefits for seniors and disabled veterans.

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