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Matt Cartwright: “We can raise the benefits by 2% the first time in over 50…”

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

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Rep. Cartwright Defends Social Security in House Floor Speech

Published | Video Starts at 04:02

The right answer is Social Security 2100. We have to adjust the cap so it makes sense, so that it's egalitarian, so that all Americans are included, so that We can raise the benefits by 2% the first time in over 50 years. We have to adjust this cap. We have to pass this bill. We have to put people over politics and protect Social Security. Mr. Larson, I yield back to you. (04:02–04:08)

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Asserts that the Social Security 2100 Act would allow for a 2% increase in benefits for the first time in over 50 years.

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