Local U.S. reps seek more complex social security cards

CHICAGO Representatives Mark Kirk and Peter Roskam showed off their version of an enhanced Social Security card that would include a photo, fingerprint and electronic bar code information of the holder.

The cards would be tamper and weather resistant. The bill's sponsors say it's a simple matter of national and personal security.

Representatives Kirk and Roskam planned to introduce the legislation to Congress Tuesday.

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