Commissioner Saul Communicates to Congress about the State of Social Security Services

April 26, 2021 • By Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security Administration Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, wrote to key members of Congress to raise awareness of the resources Social Security needs to recover from the ongoing pandemic and improve service. “Since becoming

Newsletter from Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto

Fellow Nevadans, I’m proud to announce the Treasury Department’s release of $17.9 million in downpayment assistance for Southern Nevada homebuyers in zip codes hardest hit by foreclosures. These new grants help nearly 1,000 families with modest incomes buy a home and will

Humboldt County Could Seriously Use Representation Like This —

A friend of mine lives in Ohio and is lucky enough to be represented in Congress by a truly progressive fighter, Sen. Sherrod Brown.  Here’s the letter he sent to her the other day in response to her letter (I’ve replaced her

2017 Brings New Changes to Full S/S Retirement Age

— by Jim Borland, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Social Security Every worker’s dream is to enjoy a secure retirement. Social Security is here to secure today and tomorrow. Part of that commitment is ensuring you have the most up-to-date information when you make your retirement

A Call for #trump to Veto Any Cuts to Medicare & Social Security!

— by Michael Phelan, Social Security Works donald trump won’t be sworn in for two weeks, but Republicans in Congress have already begun their assault on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. On the first day of the new Congress, Senator Mike Enzi

Surprise! Republicans are Going After Social Security

Since the election, Republicans have made it clear that they plan to use their unified control over government to destroy Medicare. Just before Congress left for the holidays, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced the “Social Security Reform Act” – an impressive wish

Trump vs. Public Citizens

— by Robert Weissman — President, Public Citizen Here’s the strategy: We will uncover the corruption in everything Donald Trump does. We will call out Trump’s wholesale handover of our government to Big Business. We will expose Trump for his complete and utter betrayal of

Going After The Republican’s Biggest Wet Dream: Social Security

Congress Introduces Legislation To Destroy Social Security In December, 2015 just ahead of the Iowa caucuses, then-candidate Donald Trump stood up at a town hall and reassured a concerned AARP Iowa member that they “were not taking their Social Security.” In fact,