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Connecticut Education Association leaders are in Washington, D.C., today, sending a strong message to Congress about the need to repeal two federal laws that strip teachers and other public servants of hard-earned Social Security benefits and are a barrier to recruiting and retention efforts.
At a hearing of the Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security, CEA President Kate Dias and CEA Vice President Joslyn DeLancey are bringing the message from thousands of educators that WEP/GPO must go.
Rep. John B. Larson (D-Conn.) recently announced $497 million in funding to support F135 engine modernization, which supports thousands of Connecticut manufacturing jobs and nearly 100 suppliers across the state.
Thousands of IAM members at District 26, Local 700 in Middletown, Conn., and Local 1746 members in East Hartford, Conn. at both Pratt & Whitney Connecticut facilities manufacture, repair, and produce parts for commercial and military engines, including the KC-46 air refueling tanker, F-35 joint strike fighter, and the A320 commercial airliner.
New England Council President and CEO James T. Brett wrote the following op-ed that appeared in NH Business Review:
In our 21st century modern society, the importance of high-speed internet for every individual and household cannot be understated. Internet access enables people to job search and to engage in remote work.
TORRINGTON – U.S. Reps. John B. Larson, D-1st District, and Jahana Hayes, D-5th District, spoke Thursday about proposed changes to Social Security at the Sullivan Senior Center.
Social Security 2100 Act would enhance the program, the legislators said during a session attended by about 35 people. The last enhancements to the program were done in 1971 by President Richard Nixon, Larson noted.
A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents.
But what can you say about a budget that’s nothing but political?
Therein lies the challenge in analyzing a document titled “Fiscal Sanity to Save America.” It’s the proposed federal budget for fiscal 2025 issued by the Republican Study Committee, which comprises most of the Republicans in the House.
In recent years, the intersection of student loan debt and retirement security has become an increasingly pressing issue for millions of older Americans. With outstanding student debt among seniors reaching unprecedented levels, concerns are mounting about the potential impact on Social Security benefits, a critical lifeline for many retirees. Democratic lawmakers, led by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, have sounded the alarm, urging the Biden administration to address the looming threat before it exacerbates an already precarious situation.
Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley warned that raising the retirement age for the program would disproportionately hurt blue-collar workers, the day after the Republican Study Committee (RSC) released a proposal to raise the age.
A startling number of seniors can't collect their full Social Security benefits because they defaulted on student loan payments, prompting lawmakers to call for a halt to this practice.
Donald Trump’s recent comment to CNBC that “there is a lot you can do…in terms of cutting” Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid has appropriately gotten a lot of attention.
President Joe Biden on March 11 released his $7.3 trillion proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, which calls for protecting Social Security, raising the corporate tax rate and quadrupling the tax on corporate stock buybacks.