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Alex Lawson on Social Security Benefits
2011-10-23T08:36:35-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjI4XC8zMDIyNTEtMDQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Alex Lawson talked about the status of Social Security and the government announcement on October 19, 2011, that beginning in January 2012 fifty-five million Social Security recipients would get a 3.6 percent increase in benefits. This raise, the first since 2009, would be offset by increases in Medicare payments. He also reacted to an advertisement titled “No Cuts” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and to a video clip of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questioning Barbara Bovbjerg at an October 18, 2011, committee hearing. Mr. Lawson responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.
Alex Lawson talked about the status of Social Security and the government announcement on October 19, 2011, that beginning in January 2012 f…
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Alex Lawson talked about the status of Social Security and the government announcement on October 19, 2011, that beginning in January 2012 fifty-five million Social Security recipients would get a 3.6 percent increase in benefits. This raise, the first since 2009, would be offset by increases in Medicare payments. He also reacted to an advertisement titled “No Cuts” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and to a video clip of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questioning Barbara Bovbjerg at an October 18, 2011, committee hearing. Mr. Lawson responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. close
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program.
Alex Lawson talked about the status of Social Security and the government announcement on October 19, 2011, that beginning in January 2012 f… read more
Alex Lawson talked about the status of Social Security and the government announcement on October 19, 2011, that beginning in January 2012 fifty-five million Social Security recipients would get a 3.6 percent increase in benefits. This raise, the first since 2009, would be offset by increases in Medicare payments. He also reacted to an advertisement titled “No Cuts” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and to a video clip of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questioning Barbara Bovbjerg at an October 18, 2011, committee hearing. Mr. Lawson responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. close
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