22% means $455. It's about around the average a retired household spends on groceries each month. That could be devastating. We cannot let it happen. Roughly 70 million Americans, seniors and people with disabilities rely on Social Security for food, medication, housing, and utilities. In my home state of Illinois, more than 2.3 million people receive Social Security. 20% of seniors in Illinois rely on it for all or nearly all of their income. (03:01–03:11)
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