Social Security Fairness Act to get a vote in the Senate, Chuck Schumer says

A House-passed bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans just got a lifeline in the Senate.

Senate Majority Chuck Schumer said Thursday he would start the process for a final vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which would get rid of two federal policies that keep a portion of Americans from getting their full Social Security benefits, including cops, fire fighters and teachers. 

One living-and-breathing example is Terry Hoover, a firefighter in Louisville, Kentucky, for more than 20 years. Now retired, he says these two provisions cost his family more than $1,000 a month.