In the News: Social Security 2100 Act
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By Michael Hiltzik
September 29, 2022
One almost has to admire Republicans for the tenacity and determination with which they keep coming up with new ideas for hobbling Social Security.
Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, wrote the following piece that appeared in The Hill:
Columnist Helaine Olen wrote the following piece that appeared in the Washington Post:
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Hartford Courant:
By Mark Miller
May 5, 2022 May
Social Security has never failed to make its benefit payments since the mailing of monthly checks began in 1940, but most Americans these days are worried about the future of the program.
Rep. John B. Larson wrote the following letter to the editor that originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal:
‘It improves the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) formula to better reflect the costs incurred by seniors through adopting a CPI-E formula’
The recent Social Security COLA announcement served as a backdrop for the introduction of a new bill to permanently adjust the cost-of-living formula, repeal the controversial Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and provide a benefit bump for current and new beneficiaries.
Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., chairman of the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, plans to introduce this fall — likely later this month — a revised bill, called Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust, to increase benefits and extend the program’s solvency.
Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, wrote the following op-ed in The Hill:
This year, Social Security’s birthday, Aug. 14, comes at an exciting time. Congress is on the verge of greatly expanding our economic security through its upcoming reconciliation bill.