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Ginny B. Waite
In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.
Ginny B. Waite
In 2005, women are stuck with a Social Security program that is inherently flawed and biased against their needs and concerns for the future.
Ginny B. Waite
In 1935, when Social Security was created, women were not in a position to advocate for their interests in Congress.
Ginny B. Waite
If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally reliant on her family and Social Security for her retirement years.
Ginny B. Waite
I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.
Ginny B. Waite
I have noticed a marked improvement in FEMA and with the coordination of FEMA and the State agencies.
Ginny B. Waite
Having been involved and had people who suffered through both of those hurricanes, I see a much more rapid response on the part of FEMA this time.
Ginny B. Waite
For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with.
Ginny B. Waite
First, women are more likely to live in poverty during their retirement years than are men.
Ginny B. Waite
Despite dramatic and positive changes in the workplace, women on average still receive less income, have less non-Social Security pension coverage, and are more likely to miss productive working time while raising and caring for a family.