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Congress fixed a Social Security problem for government retirees. It won't be cheap.

Dec 23, 2024
About 3 million retirees would get full benefits in addition to pensions. As a result, Social Security could hit insolvency earlier.
Then-Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley testifies before the Senate in September.
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