Senate plans to vote on bill that would increase Social Security benefits for some pensioners (1 Viewer)

[Lorie Konish,CNBC]

Last month, Congress moved to take rare bipartisan action to change certain Social Security rules.

The House of Representatives on Nov. 12 passed the Social Security Fairness Act by an overwhelming 327 to 75 majority.

The proposal would eliminate rules that reduce Social Security benefits for those who also receive income from public pensions, roughly around 2.8 million people.

For supporters of the bill, that legislative victory has been followed by a suspenseful wait. The Senate must also pass the proposal for it to become law. And the number of...

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