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Robert C. Byrd: “At present, there are a great many people in this country who are living in a kind of no man's land. They are the men…”

On the recordJuly 7, 1959
At present, there are a great many people in this country who are living in a kind of no man's land. They are the men and women who have reached age 60, who are unemployed, but who must wait several more years before qualifying for social security benefits.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jul 7, 1959

Editor's note · Context

Proposing legislation to lower the age of eligibility for social security benefits.

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