bipartisan Social Security Advisory Board
Coverage of bipartisan Social Security Advisory Board in the Nexus archive.
- How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do
Lawmakers like Dick Durbin and Bill Cassidy are leading an effort to prevent a projected 22% cut to Social Security benefits by establishing a process for Congress to act. Their primary measure calls for the bipartisan Social Security Advisory Board to collect public input and submit draft legislation aimed at ensuring the program's solvency for at least 50 years. This effort, however, has faced criticism from groups such as AARP.
- How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do
Senators Dick Durbin and Bill Cassidy have begun efforts to prevent a projected 22% cut in Social Security benefits starting within six years. Their proposed measure seeks to establish a process where the bipartisan Social Security Advisory Board would submit draft legislation aiming for at least 50 years of program solvency. Passage of this bill would involve debates through the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, followed by votes in both chambers.