Congress should include practical, easy improvements to Social Security programs in next CR

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Congress should include practical, easy improvements to Social Security programs in next CR

… much more likely to be African American or Hispanic. With regard to … of SSI disabled adults are African American, indicating the program’s importance … Social Security disability beneficiaries are African American.

In short, even those who …

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