5.9% COLA is Good, But Seniors Need a Permanent Boost
The federal government announced today that Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2022. That's about $92
Social Security Trustees Report Signals Now is the Time to Strengthen & Expand the Program
Americans who rely on Social Security can exhale for a moment now that the program’s Trustees have reported that the trust fund will remain solvent until 2034. That’s only one year earlier than projected in last year’s report. It is time to strengthen and expand the program.
Rep. Larson to Introduce Revised Social Security Expansion Bill
Next week, Social Security will mark its 86th anniversary of providing Americans with basic financial security in old age (and, since 1956, upon becoming disabled). And yet, quite incredibly, baseline Social Security benefits haven’t been expanded in fifty years – even though seniors’ living costs have soared over the decades. Congressman John Larson (D-CT) is once again hoping to change that. Larson, a true Social Security champion who introduced legislation to boost Social Security in previous Congresses, has now released the details of a revamped bill to increase benefits and extend the program’s solvency.
Social Security Shouldn’t Be Dragged Into Debt Limit Debate
Wikimedia Commons Republicans are once again threatening to drag Social Security into the process of raising the federal debt limit.
Social Security Advocates Laud SSA Commissioner’s Firing
Social Security advocates are relieved that President Biden has fired Trump’s SSA Commissioner, Andrew Saul – although he insists his dismissal
Struggling Seniors Say Social Security Benefits Must be Expanded
Members of Congress heard from some genuine experts on Social Security - older Americans who have to survive on their benefit
Congress Must Not Forget Social Security
As Congress heads home for a three-week recess, the National Committee wants Senate and House members to remember that Social Security
April Jobs Report Proves Jobs Plan Really Needed
April’s disappointing jobs report serves as a reminder that President Biden’s American Jobs Plan remains not only relevant – but necessary.
Romney’s TRUST Act is Back (Again)
photo by George Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons The TRUST Act is back again. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) reintroduced his bill on
Millionaires Are Done Paying Into Social Security for the Year
Today is the day most millionaires stop paying into Social Security for the rest of the year, while most of us will continue