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On the recordMay 10, 2016
I have consistently opposed replacing the current cost-of-living adjustment method, known as the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage and Clerical Workers (or CPI-W), with the Chained Consumer Price Index (known as Chained-CPI).
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Maria Cantwell opposes changing the cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries.

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