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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has provided an update on its identity proofing requirements that will change next week. The official SSA account posted on X, formerly known as Twitter: "Begi...
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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal think tank, said 6 million seniors didn’t live within 45 minutes of their nearest field office.

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