Sep 14, 2017 | Media Coverage
Cutting immigration rates in half – the stated goal of the Trump administration – would cost Social Security $2.4 trillion in lost payroll tax revenues over the next 75 years, according to an analysis of Social Security data by Nancy Altman, president of...
Sep 11, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases
Nancy Altman, President, Social Security Works If President Franklin D. Roosevelt were alive today, he would instantly recognize the Medicare for All Act of 2017 as a crucial next step in the work he began more than three-quarters of a century ago. He would applaud...
Sep 4, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases
Nancy Altman, President, Social Security Works Linda Benesch, Communications Director, Social Security Works American workers deserve honor and respect, on Labor Day and every other day of the year. Unfortunately, despite the populist rhetoric, that’s not what we’ve...
Sep 2, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases
Donald Trump reportedly will announce on Tuesday that he will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the legal protection accorded to 800,000 young people, known as “Dreamers,” who have lived in the United States since they were children. Dreamers are...
Aug 14, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases
82 Years of Social Security Now Threatened by Trump Policies Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law. In the 82 years since, Social Security has transformed this nation...
Aug 14, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases
On Social Security’s 82nd Birthday, America Faces A Choice Nancy Altman, President, Social Security Works Linda Benesch, Communications Director, Social Security Works Eighty-two years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law. The program...