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President Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act, one of the last bills of his presidency
President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, reversing the Windfall Elimination Provision Act of 1983 and the Government Pension Offset of 1977, ensuring that current and retired…
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