During a last-minute budget session, the Massachusetts senator introduced an amendment to “expand and protect Social Security” by raising taxes to keep the program solvent and increasing benefits to better assist seniors. The resolution failed to pass the Republican-controlled Senate, but not before Warren won support from all but two of her Democratic colleagues. (The holdouts were Tom Carper of Delaware and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.)

via Slate.

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Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren gave a huge shot in the arm to the Boost Social Security movement during her speech from the Senate floor:

…We should be talking about expanding Social Security benefits – not cutting them…