Biden Admin Begins Removing Malignant Trump-Era Rules  

The new Biden administration has begun the arduous process of rescinding Trump-era rules harming the disabled and seniors.  President Trump and his

NCPSSM2021-01-28T17:27:43-04:00January 28th, 2021|Categories: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid, Medicare, President Biden, President Trump, Social Security, Social Security Administration (SSA)|

Corona Crisis Poses Fresh Challenges for SSA

The coronavirus crisis has thrust extraordinary challenges onto the already beleaguered Social Security Administration (SSA).  As the administrator for Social Security,

NCPSSM2020-03-19T16:04:50-04:00March 19th, 2020|Categories: Budget, Social Security Administration (SSA)|

Biden, Sanders Debate Past Positions on Social Security, Obscuring Threat from Trump

For the first time in 11 debates, Social Security was a prominent topic during last night’s face-off between the Democratic presidential

NCPSSM2020-03-17T09:23:27-04:00March 16th, 2020|Categories: Bernie Sanders, Election 2020, GOP, Joe Biden, Max Richtman, Politics, Social Security, Social Security Administration (SSA), Social Security Disability Insurance, Trump|

SSA To Administer New Paid Sick Leave Benefits During Coronavirus Epidemic

New federal sick leave benefits working their way through Congress in response to the coronavirus will be administered through the Social

NCPSSM2020-03-13T14:41:03-04:00March 13th, 2020|Categories: Budget, Congress, Social Security Administration (SSA), Trump Administration|

Trump SSDI Rule a “Brutal and Vile Attack” on Disabled Americans

Senator Bob Casey spearheads event to protest Trump administration disability rule Calling a proposed new Trump administration rule a

NCPSSM2020-05-28T12:56:11-04:00January 29th, 2020|Categories: Democrats, Disability, Social Security Administration (SSA), Social Security Disability Insurance, Trump Administration|

SSDI Beneficiaries Don’t Need Trump Administration’s New Rule

Advocates for seniors and the disabled – including the National Committee – are increasingly concerned about a proposed Trump administration rule

NCPSSM2020-01-15T12:23:43-04:00January 10th, 2020|Categories: Social Security, Social Security Administration (SSA), Social Security Disability Insurance, Trump Administration|

Congress Underfunds Social Security Administration – Again

National Committee volunteers protest the closing of an SSA field office in Arlington, Virginia in 2018 While it’s laudable

NCPSSM2019-12-20T12:48:15-04:00December 17th, 2019|Categories: Budget, Congress, Social Security Administration (SSA)|

Lawmakers Aim to Keep Social Security Field Offices Open

Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are taking concrete action to reduce the number of Social Security field

NCPSSM2019-05-28T15:40:56-04:00May 28th, 2019|Categories: Social Security, Social Security Administration (SSA)|

It’s Time for Seniors to Vote In Their Own Interests Again

Older Americans are one of the most powerful voting blocs in U.S. elections.  More than half of the electorate in the

NCPSSM2018-10-25T12:05:58-04:00October 23rd, 2018|Categories: Aging Issues, COLAs, Congress, Democrats, Election 2018, entitlement reform, Meals on Wheels, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Social Security Administration (SSA)|

House Subcommittee Scrutinizes New Trump Order Affecting Social Security Disability Applicants

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security heard testimony today about the Trump administration’s new executive order affecting the selection

NCPSSM2018-09-04T11:11:20-04:00July 25th, 2018|Categories: President Trump, Social Security, Social Security Administration (SSA), Social Security Disability Insurance|