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Sara Rodriguez: “The state doesn't set those [SSDI benefit] levels.”

Featuring: Sara Rodriguez, Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Disability Caucus 2026 Governor Candidate Forum

Published | Video Starts at 32:48

And advocating for a change on the federal level is something that I think that we can do. Unfortunately, The state doesn't set those [SSDI benefit] levels. and so we're a little limited in what we can do at the state government level. But again, advoc that advocating for that change at the federal level would be important. (32:48–32:52)

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Asserts that state governments do not have the authority to set SSDI benefit levels.

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