Category: Social Security

by Reese Gorman, Congressional Reporter The Republican Study Committee, the largest ideological caucus in Congress, released its annual budget proposal on Wednesday that would cut spending by $16.3 trillion over 10 years…

Story by Maureen Groppe WASHINGTON – Washington has less than a decade to shore up Medicare’s finances and not much longer to fix a looming shortfall in Social Security, according to the…

Story by Tom Boggioni  According to a letter sent to lawmakers by acting Social Security commissionerKilolo Kijakazi, the program is “faltering” despite an injection of much-needed funding. The Washington Post is…

by Haisten Willis, White House Reporter A new report from the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds underscores that the programs are on the path to fiscal insolvency, but proposals…

By Rep. Beth Van Duyne The only person less thrilled than President Joe Biden about his frequent comparisons to former President Jimmy Carter is Carter himself. To America, the comparison…

By Sandy Fitzgerald The Social Security Administration’s plans to increase recipients’ benefits by 5.9% next year could lead the Social Security Trust fund to run out of money by 2032, one year ahead…