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Senators Call for Urgent Action to Address Social Security Solvency
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare announced the launch of its new “Social Security is on the Ballot” voter education campaign. “The stakes for current and future seniors couldn’t be higher. Social Security could be strengthened (and expanded)—or radically cut and privatized,” said NCPSSM President and CEO Max Richtman. Read more.

7 myths that undermine Social Security.
“Myths are great for books, ballads, and movies, but they are dangerous for Social Security. Political forces seeking to undermine the program have been spreading untruths about it. These myths not only misinform the public; they can erode support for Social Security which has been working quite well to provide Americans with baseline retirement security since 1935,” writes our president and CEO, Max Richtman, in MarketWatch.
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FEATURED VIDEO
Senior Social Security expert Maria Freese joins host Walter Gottlieb for her quick takes on the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report, comments by Speaker Johnson that the GOP has a plan to ‘fix’ Social Security, AND how Trump policies are hurting the program’s finances.






















