This week, members of the bicameral conference committee continued discussing potential budget solutions, and The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw two key bills gain support.…
COLAs Reach All Time Lows At Same Time Seniors Report Expenses Higher Than Ever By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Over the past five years, the…
Budget negotiations continued this week, and leaders in Congress failed to reach a compromise that would end the government shutdown. In addition, The Senior Citizens…
Chained CPI Affects More Than Social Security COLA, Seniors Would Get Less, Pay More
By Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-4) There’s a lot of talk in D.C. about using Social Security to help pay down the federal deficit. Despite the…
With So Much At Stake It’s Time to Challenge Elected Lawmakers! By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant By the end of this year, lawmakers could enact…
Alexandria, VA (July 15, 2013) When unauthorized immigrants work under phony Social Security numbers, what happens to their prior earnings’ records when their legal status…
Mary Johnson, Editor Ninety-seven percent of seniors say that their monthly Social Security benefits rose by less than $39 in 2013, but only 11% say…
Social Security’s Solvency Can Be Improved Without Cutting Benefits By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Since its inception in 1937, Social Security has been financed by…
Alexandria, VA (June 17, 2013) Seniors are closely following the debate over Social Security, and a new survey indicates strong support for two major changes…