The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit.

While women certainly have made great strides toward pay parity in the past 30 years, there is still a gap in earnings between men and women in equivalent professions.

On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately dependent on the Social Security system for retirement income.

I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.

When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.

The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit.

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