Clinton tells organized labor she would enhance Social Security for some
Clinton tells organized labor she would enhance Social Security for some
LUCIANA LOPEZ
Reuters
Hillary Clinton has told the AFL-CIO she wants to improve Social Security benefits for women and lower-income seniors, offering a glimpse of the Democratic presidential front-runner's thinking on a topic she has rarely addressed on the campaign trail.
In a questionnaire on labor issues from April that has not been made public, Clinton said she would defend Social Security from Republican attacks and "enhance it to meet new realities."
"I'm especially focused on the fact that we need to improve how Social Security works for women," she wrote in the questionnaire, which was seen by Reuters and confirmed by three union sources.
"I also want to enhance benefits for our most vulnerable seniors," she wrote, adding that she will have proposals on retirement security for Americans "in the weeks and months ahead."
Clinton said this month that she would consider raising the cap on the amount of earnings taxable for Social Security, but has otherwise said little about the program.
However, her main rival for the Democratic nomination, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, has proposed expanding the program's benefits.
More means testing talk.
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