News about Social Security

Social Security won’t run out, but if Congress keeps failing to act, seniors will face real cuts. I’ll keep fighting to protect and strengthen the program, not gut it to fund tax breaks for the wealthy. www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/18/social-security-predictions-questions-answers/

New: The Social Security and Medicare trust funds are now going to run out of money sooner than projected just a year ago. Meanwhile, the new tax bill in front of Congress will just add more deficit and debt. This problem needs to be addressed now. www.axios.com/2025/06/18/social-security-medicare-trust-fund?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_source=twitter

This year’s Trustee’s report — like last year’s —shows that extending Social Security’s long term financial health into the foreseeable future is a very solvable problem.

Cabinet secretaries predict Social Security and Medicare trust funds will run out of money in 2033 -- a year sooner than predicted last year for Social Security, and three years sooner for Medicare www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/18/social-security-predictions-questions-answers/