Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Days after hearing the testimony of a fourth-generation autoworker whose family has experienced first-hand the shredding of the social contract over the course of several decades, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders demanded on Monday that Congress swiftly pass legislation to cut the 'unacceptable' rate of poverty among senior citizens and ensure that American workers can once again 'retire with the dignity and the respect that they deserve.
'Sanders called on Congress to pass the Social Security Expansion Act, which he introduced last year with nine other senators, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren , Sheldon Whitehouse , and Tina Smith .
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