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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kevin Freking

How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers race to save retirement benefits

Tackling the issue is one of the most politically hazardous efforts a member of Congress can undertake - (Getty Images)

Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy are spending their final months as senators attempting to protect tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut starting in six years.

Tackling the issue is one of the most politically hazardous efforts a member of Congress can undertake, making it notable that the drive is being led by two lawmakers with little to lose at this point in their careers.

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