Biden signs 'first Social Security expansion in decades'​ as GOP eyes cuts
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden signs 'first Social Security expansion in decades'​ as GOP eyes cuts

Raw Story  

Joe Biden on Sunday became the first president in more than two decades to sign a measure that expands Social Security benefits, a move that came as congressional Republicans and an Elon Musk-led advisory commission weigh possible cuts to the nation's most effective antipoverty program. "For years the government has taken away Social Security benefits from millions of retired federal, state, and local government employees who worked as teachers, police, firefighters, postal workers, and general employees," said Fiesta. Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, wrote on social media that the new law "fixes two iniquitous policies that reduce the Social Security benefits of teachers, police officers, and firefighters." Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, said in a statement Sunday that "President Biden's signing of the Social Security Fairness Act today truly is historic." "We encourage the new 119th Congress to keep listening to the American people—and to take action on a bipartisan basis to strengthen Social Security without cutting benefits," said Richtman.

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Social Security says higher payments are on the way for millions of former public workers
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Social Security says higher payments are on the way for millions of former public workers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon see a boost in their benefits. The Social Security Administration announced it would immediately begin processing retroactive payments and will send increased monthly payments to people affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and …

Joe Biden’s final moves in Oval Office: Here are his last 13 big policy steps
2 months ago

Joe Biden’s final moves in Oval Office: Here are his last 13 big policy steps

Live Mint  

In his last days in office, President Joe Biden has focused on key policy moves that will shape his legacy. These actions, alongside efforts in criminal justice, student loan forgiveness, and Social Security reforms, highlight Biden's push for lasting change in both foreign policy and domestic affairs. Mass commutations for non-violent drug offenders On January 17, Biden commuted the sentences …

Biden awkwardly scolds reporters after being asked about age: ‘I know more world leaders’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden awkwardly scolds reporters after being asked about age: ‘I know more world leaders’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden snapped at several reporters Sunday when asked …

Your social security payment is set to go up thanks to Biden. Here’s why
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Your social security payment is set to go up thanks to Biden. Here’s why

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden has signed into law a measure that will …

Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed

LA Times  

President Biden departs the East Room of the White House after signing the Social Security Fairness Act on Sunday. The bill rescinds two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset — that limit Social Security benefits for recipients if they get retirement payments from other sources, including public retirement programs from a state or local government. …

Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and in other public service jobs. The bill rescinds two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset …

Millions to Get Bigger Social Security Checks If Biden Signs New Bill
3 months ago

Millions to Get Bigger Social Security Checks If Biden Signs New Bill

Live Mint  

Millions of Americans may see their Social Security benefits increase under a bill headed to President Joe Biden’s desk — though critics warn that the measure comes at the cost of pushing the fund further toward insolvency. If signed by the president before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, the law would boost Social Security payments to more than …

Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
3 months, 1 week ago

Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people

LA Times  

The Social Security Fairness Act needs support from at least 60 senators to pass Congress. The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, setting up potential passage in the final days of the lame-duck Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he would begin the process for …

Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
3 months, 1 week ago

Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, setting up potential passage in the final days of the lame-duck Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday he would begin the process for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness …

What is Social Security Fairness Act? Who voted for and against it, road ahead
4 months ago

What is Social Security Fairness Act? Who voted for and against it, road ahead

Live Mint  

The US House of Representatives on November 12 passed the Social Security Fairness Act by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 327 to 75. The bill seeks to eliminate two long-standing provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset — that reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for state and local government employees, including police officers, firefighters, teachers, …

Experts: Analysis shows Trump proposal would "dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances"
5 months ago

Experts: Analysis shows Trump proposal would "dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances"

Salon  

Social Security funds could run out in the next six years if former President Donald Trump wins in November, according to a new report from the bipartisan group Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Trump’s policies would add over $2.3 trillion to Social Security’s deficit between 2026 and 2033 and — and cause a 33% cut to benefits in 2035, …

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday. Meanwhile, Social Security’s trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients — will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, …

Column: Social Security is perfectly healthy, but there’s one easy way to improve it
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: Social Security is perfectly healthy, but there’s one easy way to improve it

LA Times  

’Tis the season for hand-wringing over the fiscal condition of Social Security. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which is an offspring of the late private equity billionaire and Social Security foe Peter G. Peterson, declared in the wake of the trustees’ report that “Social Security is 11 years from insolvency.” The annual report lent urgency to a raft …

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform
2 years ago

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform

Associated Press  

As he mulls a 2024 presidential bid, former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for “common sense and compassionate solutions” to reform entitlement programs and the nation’s debt burden, suggesting changes to Social Security and Medicare programs hurtling toward insolvency, particularly for younger generations, without naming specific recommendations. “It’ll just take courage to do it, and that’s where your …

In GOP-held Florida, Biden vows no cuts to Social Security
2 years, 1 month ago

In GOP-held Florida, Biden vows no cuts to Social Security

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Florida — With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden took direct aim at Republicans who have floated cuts to Social Security and Medicare — telling an audience in Florida on Thursday that he would create a “nightmare” for anyone who dreamed of trying them. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Louisville’s 840 WHAS on Thursday …

Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa
2 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa

The Independent  

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Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security, the GOP howls of protest during his State of the Union address showcased a striking apparent turnaround for the party that built a brand for years trying to do just that. The record ranges from President George W. Bush’s ideas about privatizing Social Security …

Biden promises to defend social programmes in Florida speech
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden promises to defend social programmes in Florida speech

Al Jazeera  

Biden has accused members of the Republican Party of threatening to cut programmes like Medicare and Social Security. “I signed the Inflation Reduction Act and took on the most powerful interest we’ve been fighting for years, pharma, to bring down healthcare costs so you can have a better night’s sleep.” The Tampa speech comes as Biden travels to key swing …

Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When Mr Biden spoke in the House chamber …

Republicans Applaud Biden On Social Security During State Of The Union
2 years, 1 month ago

Republicans Applaud Biden On Social Security During State Of The Union

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden engaged in something of a live negotiation with congressional Republicans during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night — and the two sides even seemed to agree. But for the past two weeks, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has made definitive statements that Republicans “won’t touch” Social Security or Medicare as …

CNN host smacks down Republican's claim that no one wants to cut Social Security
2 years, 1 month ago

CNN host smacks down Republican's claim that no one wants to cut Social Security

Raw Story  

Rep. Byron Donalds tried to claim that no Republicans wanted to cut Social Security during an appearance on CNN Wednesday, but he was quickly called out by host Kaitlan Collins. While discussing President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, Donalds accused Biden of creating a "fallacy" that the GOP had plans to cut Social Security and Medicare. she said, …

Elizabeth Warren sounds the alarm on GOP plot to "blow up the economy" to help Trump win in 2024
2 years, 4 months ago

Elizabeth Warren sounds the alarm on GOP plot to "blow up the economy" to help Trump win in 2024

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Asked Sunday whether the Senate will to act on the debt ceiling during the lame-duck session, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said it is "something that we will look at over the next few weeks." "There's great risk to even discussing not doing it," said Pelosi, pointing to the destructive 2011 standoff over …

Column: Social Security trustees say the U.S. is rich enough to expand, not shrink, benefits
2 years, 9 months ago

Column: Social Security trustees say the U.S. is rich enough to expand, not shrink, benefits

LA Times  

After passing a huge tax cut for the rich, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blamed Social Security and Medicare for the federal deficit. In 2018, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, identified “entitlements” — that’s Washington-speak for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — as “the real drivers of the debt” and called for them to be adjusted “to the demographics of …

COVID recession pushed Social Security insolvency up a year
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID recession pushed Social Security insolvency up a year

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The sharp shock of the coronavirus recession pushed Social Security a year closer to insolvency but left Medicare’s exhaustion date unchanged, the government reported Tuesday in a counterintuitive assessment that deepens the uncertainty around the nation’s bedrock retirement programs. The new projections in the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees reports indicate that Social Security’s massive trust fund …

Column: Biden needs to clean house at the Social Security Administration, and fast
4 years, 1 month ago

Column: Biden needs to clean house at the Social Security Administration, and fast

LA Times  

Donald Trump’s obnoxious effort to plant a fifth column of administrative vandals inside federal agencies just before President Biden’s inauguration has been widely reported. They’re Andrew Saul, the Social Security commissioner, and David Black, the deputy commissioner. Virtually since their appointments, Saul and Black have been viewed as hostile to Social Security’s goals, its 64 million beneficiaries and its 60,000 …

Column: No, Joe Biden isn’t secretly planning to cut your Social Security
4 years, 3 months ago

Column: No, Joe Biden isn’t secretly planning to cut your Social Security

LA Times  

Advocates for Social Security and other social insurance programs never let their guard down against threats to the programs and their beneficiaries. — Nancy Altman, Social Security Works Biden “can’t hide 40 years of working with Republicans to cut Social Security,” Sanders has asserted, as in this March 7 tweet. That moment has led to concerns that a President Biden …

Column: Republicans seek to exploit COVID-19 crisis to cut Social Security benefits
4 years, 10 months ago

Column: Republicans seek to exploit COVID-19 crisis to cut Social Security benefits

LA Times  

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is fretting about the federal deficit, now that billions are going to working people in coronavirus aid, rather than to the wealthy via a tax cut. The Post reports that they’re “exploring” a proposal put forth by two conservatives allowing workers to receive up to $10,000 today, but paying the money back by deferring their …

Bernie Sanders Hits Back At Joe Biden Over Social Security Claims
5 years, 2 months ago

Bernie Sanders Hits Back At Joe Biden Over Social Security Claims

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In a matter of a few hours on Tuesday evening, former Vice President Joe Biden released a digital video The exchange has given Biden a chance to assure voters that he plans to increase Social Security benefits rather than cut them, despite his record of support for benefit cuts. Biden began the evening with a one-minute video …

Biden rips Sanders campaign for Social Security attacks
5 years, 2 months ago

Biden rips Sanders campaign for Social Security attacks

Associated Press  

INDIANOLA, Iowa — Joe Biden has called for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign to “disown” what he calls “doctored video” that some Sanders supporters say shows the former vice president endorsing Republican calls to cut Social Security and Medicare. He added other, more extended video, of Biden as a U.S. senator in 1995 and presidential candidate in 2007 explaining his support …

Column: Elizabeth Warren offers a Social Security reform plan that checks a lot of boxes
5 years, 6 months ago

Column: Elizabeth Warren offers a Social Security reform plan that checks a lot of boxes

LA Times  

Congressional progressives lately have been putting forth Social Security reform plans that shore up the system’s finances while improving benefits. Warren told me by email, “63 million Americans rely on monthly Social Security benefits, but current benefits are too small for millions of them to support a decent retirement.” Her $200 monthly increase would “address the current retirement crunch — …

Column: Surprise! Social Security has gotten healthier
5 years, 11 months ago

Column: Surprise! Social Security has gotten healthier

LA Times  

The crux of the conservative attack on Social Security in recent years has been the claim that the program is on an unbroken path to insolvency. Monday’s release of the Social Security trustees’ annual report knocks a pillar out from under that campaign, for it shows that the program actually got healthier during the last year. Contrary to conservative propaganda, …

Bernie Sanders Unveils Social Security Expansion Bill On The Day Millionaires Stop Paying
8 years, 1 month ago

Bernie Sanders Unveils Social Security Expansion Bill On The Day Millionaires Stop Paying

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter DeFazio introduced a bill on Thursday to expand Social Security benefits by lifting the cap on earnings subject to payroll taxes. Rather than increase benefits for those high-earning workers based on their additional contributions, the bill would use the revenue to extend Social Security’s solvency until 2078, and to boost benefits …

Column: Did the budget deal close a Social Security ‘loophole,’ or harm poor women?
9 years, 4 months ago

Column: Did the budget deal close a Social Security ‘loophole,’ or harm poor women?

LA Times  

But who got left behind? Leaving aside that this figure spans 75 years, meaning it probably averages out to less than one or two tenths of a percent of Social Security’s projected benefit payments over that time, the main change has been a purported closing of a “loophole” that allowed some couples to claim more than their share of benefits. …

The quiet Social Security revolution: How Democrats learned to stop loving benefit cuts
9 years, 11 months ago

The quiet Social Security revolution: How Democrats learned to stop loving benefit cuts

Salon  

From the time Social Security was first proposed, the right wing has opposed it. That "young man" to whom he referred is now 72 years old -- and judging by the polls, he's probably thankful for the guaranteed income that Social Security provides. Ronald Reagan's very indiscreet budget chief David Stockman let the cat out of the bag when he …

Let’s beef up Social Security benefits instead of cutting them
12 years, 10 months ago

Let’s beef up Social Security benefits instead of cutting them

LA Times  

Advocates for strengthening Social Security have come to dread the release of the annual report of the program’s trustees. That’s because the event has become the basis for more hand-wringing about Social Security’s fiscal condition and calls to cut benefits for current and future retirees. And it points to the best way to improve Social Security’s value for all Americans: …

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