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Begich, Murray Introduce RAISE Act on Senate Floor

Press Release

Date: June 10, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net

Today, Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks on the Senate floor introducing the Retirement and Income Security Enhancements (RAISE) Act -- a set of commonsense proposals to modernize, enhance, and protect our Social Security system in a fiscally responsible way. Begich and Murray highlighted that the RAISE Act would strengthen benefits for senior widows and widowers, disabled individuals, and young adults who have faced serious hardship in their immediate families, while shoring up the Social Security Trust Fund using an approach that protects middle class families, and asks those who can afford it to pay their fair share.


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