WATCH NOW: Exposing The Social Security Critic Tapped To Oversee Program

To fill a seat on the board that advises the president and Congress on Social Security, President Joe Biden turned to Andrew Biggs, a far-right critic of workers’ rights who once blamed Social Security problems on “older Americans’ game of chicken.”

Watch our new video about Biggs’ nomination — a development could be part of a coordinated push in Washington to cut the government benefit program that provides retirement, disability, and survivor aid to 66 million Americans. Then share it with family and friends.

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