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Social Security Increase Approved by House Committee
Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee backed a 5 percent boost in Social Security benefits and core welfare reform measures in a 134 to 12 vote. The bill, backed by the Nixon administration, would raise benefits by about 2.1 billion and take effect June 1, 1972, with automatic increases tied to the cost of living possible from 1973, but delayed to 1974 if the 5 percent rise passes. The welfare provisions set a 2400 annual income floor for four person families, shifting welfare costs to the federal government and prompting criticism from welfare rights groups.
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Ways and Means Committee
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Wilbur D. Mills
D. Ark
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Joe D. Waggoner Jr
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National Welfare Rights Organization
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George A. Wiley
David M. Ackerman
National Council of Churches
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