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Patty Murray: “What happens is all of a sudden, you're retired, and your only source of income is social security.”

On the recordMay 19, 2014
What happens is all of a sudden, you're retired, and your only source of income is social security.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Murray highlights the reliance on social security for many women in retirement.

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