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I'm the one who authored the Social Security Fairness to restore the benefits to retired school teachers firefighters, police officers, and other employees.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 2 (WMTW)

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Why we checked itCollins claims authorship of the Social Security Fairness Act — verifiable against legislative records to confirm whether she was the primary sponsor.
What we foundCollins was a prominent co-author and original cosponsor of the Social Security Fairness Act alongside Senator Sherrod Brown, but official Congress.gov records list Brown as the sole Senate sponsor; calling herself the sole author overstates her formal legislative role.
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