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Matt Cartwright: “191,000 people from northeastern Pennsylvania depend on…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Calls for Social Security Protection and Enhancements

Published May 17, 2024 | Video Starts at 00:00

Tonight, I'm here to speak on behalf of 191,000 people from northeastern Pennsylvania depend on Social Security checks. coming in to keep them alive. Probably over 40% of them look to those checks as the only visible means of support that they have. (00:00–00:17)

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Asserts that 191,000 people in northeastern Pennsylvania rely on Social Security for survival.

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