Amid what were described as skyrocketing prices in U.S. President Donald Trump’s America, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is leading the effort to increase Social Security benefits and help seniors combat the rising cost of living.

Gillibrand has introduced a new bill to expand Social Security benefits for widowed and surviving divorced spouses and is joined on the legislation by U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Patty Murray (D-WA).

She said the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act makes necessary changes to Social Security benefit rules by addressing outdated benefit caps, arbitrary legal restrictions, and claiming requirements, resulting in increased benefits for widowed and surviving divorced spouses.

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