At a rally in Alaska ahead of the Senate election, Mary Peltola calls Social Security a contract made with Americans decades ago. She says it is the foundation of retirement for many Alaskans and that it affects every family. In her opinion, preserving and protecting it is the number one issue for whoever wins the seat for the next six years.
The receipt
- Who
- Mary Peltola
- Where
- rally - Democratic Senate campaign rally in Anchorage, Alaska
- Original footage
- DRM News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 45 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
Social Security is a contract that was made with Americans decades ago. And we believe in this contract. We want this contract to endure because so many Alaskans, their whole retirement depends. The foundation of it is Social Security. This affects every single one of our families. Every single... My father -in -law, he calls me like three times a week. Don't forget to talk about Social Security. He is obsessed with Social Security because that is his retirement. I am obsessed with Social Security. Whoever wins this Senate seat for the next six years will be the number one issue in my opinion is preserving and protecting Social Security.
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