Without action to address the fiscal and structural challenges facing Social Security, seniors will see a 23 percent cut to their benefits beginning in 2033. Action must be taken now to preserve the promise of Social Security for today’s beneficiaries and future generations.
| Hearings |
113th Congress:
Hearing on What Workers Need to Know About Social Security as They Plan for Their Retirement
July 29, 2014
Third in a Hearing Series on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reform Proposals
May 23, 2013
First in a Hearing Series on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reform Proposals
April 18, 2013
112th Congress:
Hearing on the 2012 Social Security Trustees Report
June 21, 2012
The Second in a Hearing Series on Social Security’s Finances
July 8, 2011
The First in a Hearing Series on Social Security’s Finances
June 23, 2011
Hearing on the 2011 Social Security Trustees Report
June 3, 2011
| Useful Links |
The 2014 Social Security Trustees Report
Using the Chained Consumer Price Index to Determine the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments and Benefit Increases for Long-Time Social Security Beneficiaries
- Summaries of Proposals from President Obama, Simpson-Bowles Commission, and Domenici-Rivlin Task Force
- Fact Sheet
- Cost Savings Estimates
Bipartisan Proposals to Reform Social Security: Benefit Adjustments