Senators Sanders, Murphy Introduce Bill to Provide Retirement for Family Caregivers

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders was an original cosponsored of the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy. The bill creates a Social Security Caregiver credit and provides modest retirement compensation to individuals who have had to leave the workforce or reduce their hours to care for a loved one.

Approximately 65 million Americans leave the workforce entirely or reduce their hours significantly to care for loved ones at some point…