Gwen Moore: “Social Security needs to, at a minimum, have people above…”

“So my bill would update the special minimum benefit to 100% of the poverty level, which would help it better benefit low wage workers in retirement. Social Security needs to, at a minimum, have people above the poverty level. My bill helps to meet the economic realities of millions of Americans who have worked hard their entire life but still feel squeezed in retirement.” (07:43–07:52)

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