<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>1946 Letter to Senator Thomas Requesting Amendment of Social Security Act for Total Disability Clause</dc:title><dc:date>1945-01-01</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_1_7_3_0003</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document is addressed to Senator Elmer Thomas, expressing concern over the oversight of the Social Security Act not including provisions for those who become totally disabled before reaching the age of eligibility for benefits. The writer suggests amending the Act to include a total disability clause retroactive to 1937, sharing their personal case as an example. The document is also copied to Congressman George Schwabe for his consideration.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>