Jan 11, 2017 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
As Congress and the new Administration begin setting their legislative agenda for the 115th Congress, legislators should be especially watchful for proposals that would cut or weaken our Social Security system. The American people did not vote for cuts to Social...
Jan 5, 2017 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX03), powerful chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, recently-introduced Social Security Reform Act of 2016 (H.R. 6489), which proposes deep cuts to Social Security while radically altering...
Jan 5, 2017 | Memos & Talking Points, Polls, Reports & Resources, Uncategorized
Polling Memo: Americans’ Views on Medicare
Dec 12, 2016 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
As Congress and the incoming Administration debate changes to our nation’s health care system, Americans should be especially watchful for proposals that would cut or weaken Medicare, including proposals that would privatize benefits. Medicare is a large and complex...
Oct 26, 2016 | Latest News, Polls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 Contact: Linda Benesch, lbenesch@socialsecurityworks.org New Polling: Americans Are United in Support of Expanding Social Security (Washington, DC) — Today, Social Security Works released new data from Public Policy...
Oct 7, 2016 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
In October 2016, Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2017 will be calculated, and Social Security beneficiaries will learn by what percentage their monthly benefits will be adjusted in the coming year to offset the effects of inflation....
