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Peter Welch: “265, Mr. Chairman, is when the death benefit and Social…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Pushes Frank Bisignano, Nominee to Oversee SSA “Keep Musk the hell out of Social Security.”

Published | Video Starts at 04:32

Please. Totally. One Vermonter contacted me about the Social. The death benefit. I think we talked about this in my office. We did. I appreciate the time in your office. 265, Mr. Chairman, is when the death benefit and Social Security was established. 255 bucks. It doesn't go as far today as it did in 200, as it did before. And I want to work to have that come up to 20, 25 standards. (04:32–04:39)

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Asserts that the Social Security death benefit was established at $255.

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