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>> tomorrow night on c-span's landmark cases, we'll look at r and would allow states to restrict that right viability of the fetus.
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our is monthly showcase, student cam winners. c-span's annual documentation for middle and high school students. the road to the white house. what issues do you want presidential candidates to discuss. one of our second time high school winners are from california. a sense of security. >> as the election approaches, a variety of topics have cost the eye.ic yet one issue still remains. it's an issue that hasn't as much attention. it's an issue that the candidates must address. 2016 presidential
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direction, the road to the white the , that means , the ential candidates debate over who's most qualified commander in chief. >> the governor report is disconcerning. we all need to work together issues.ess these >> when there's no agreement, move forward. to >> social security was designed to provide for the general welfare of the american society and to serve as insurance for ble in our lnera nation and it just celebrated day, social security
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continues to support a large number of americans. in 6 lions, almost 1 americans, depend on the social security system. ocial security supports a variety of groups, providing disability nd benefits, supplemental income for americans ali alike. over the years, social security large number of recipients, and it has remained stable.ly social security has experienced demographic change. workers supporting one social security recipient. 2015, three workers supported recipient.security a retired citizen is currently living off of social security. my income.
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that's the way it is. i wouldn't be living here, if it was only on social security. o it only pays about half of what it costs to live here. other people, they don't get as so they can't even afford to live here. has begun to rity face a number of road blocks. one of the main reasons social security has helped americans over the years is largely due to people it changes as change. >> i'm standing outside the arp's california state office about to speak to the senior manager for advocacy for aarp. let's see what we can find out and the l security american citizens it can effect. adjustment of living is added to the social security with the elp
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inflation. the issues right now involve cola and ensure the ocial security trust fund administration. >> what you're seeing is the ndividuals having to live off of a benefit that has not kept p with the cost of living and still having to have all the necessities, ic including healthcare, food, goes into just but they're limited in what they can and cannot afford with social security. >> for many, social security affects them as they age. the social security system is americans who are currently working and paying into the system. for me when i
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retire, even though i've been social security, the money would not be there. about a little bit more, when i get a pay check, i definitely know the social security is still there. > according to a report, the social security combined depleted will likely be by 2034, while it will be exhausted in 201016. gone, the reserves are system will be receiving tax revenue but will only be enough to provide 3/4 of scheduled benefits, unless congress chavr changes the system. >> i think it's very important because they can always fall social security because as a future worker, that will be to ng soon, i would like know where my money is going to and how it will benefit the
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population as a whole. the need for bipartisanship in congress and social o court and security 53-in. >> i think that social security started to be, which was a supplemental income or people who are in retirement. it was never set up to be something as a full income. last few come in the years more of a partisan battle about issues en that affect america. >> at the end of the day, only one aspect of the issue is identifying the problem, and finding a solution for it. making sure ect is that all parties involve ooperate in working towards fixing this issue and it is the responsibility of our next president to ensure that we upport one united system of
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social security for the united states of america. >> watch all of the documentaries and this year's competitions. visit studentcam.org. >> our c-span campaign 2016 continues to make stops around the country visiting winners year's student cam competition. we visited these students for video, rst-prize thinking reform. prize se two won second for their video on gender wage workplace and e our campaign 2016 bus stop in
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los angeles, before heading to rockland, in california, to present those awards.f special thanks to cox, time warner cable and comcast. every month this day on c-span, be sure to watch one of the top entries at 6:50 a.m. eastern before "washington journal." newsmakers, virginia enator mark warner on the budget committee. newsmakers. on c-span. >> the book tells both a story manuscript,that the this national treasure isn't hat we thought, while also trying to chronologically think about what was madison
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encountering at the time, and keeping those two narratives tricky for a uite while. >> sunday night on q&a, boston college law school professor mary sarah builder discusses her hand which takes during and after the conventional constitution in 1987. >> he folded those sheets in the front and the two pages and the middle. he sewed the two pieces of paper together in the manuscript. of paper that es e noticed was that the last quarter was that he didn't match with the earlier one. suspicion thatmy the end of the manuscript had been written later. it was a wonderful thing to get to see that in person. eastern on ght at 8
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c-span's q&a. >> next, proposals to eliminate federal student aid programs and with direct em federal funding to the states. the panel discussion with higher s ucation lead ers and scholar was hosted by new america. this is an hour and-a-half. >> thank you all so much for being here today. we really appreciate you taking time on this cold saturday to enjoy this debate with us. this debate was actually not focused on our paper that we released a few months ago the ing from scratch, but idea came about as we were

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