Social Security
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The issues of Social Security are important to our district and to my work in Congress.
Congressman Towns is committed to fighting for a budget that protects Social Security, invests in our future, and promotes economic prosperity for working families.
There are few issues that are more important to every American than Social Security. It provides retirement and disability benefits to millions of Americans. About 50 percent of all beneficiaries would live in poverty if not for Social Security. Because women tend to live longer and usually have lower lifetime earnings than men, women are especially reliant on Social Security for retirement security. About 75 percent of unmarried women and widowed elderly women rely on Social Security for more than half of their income.