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Marc Goldwein's Responses to Questions on Addressing Social Security Solvency
Read moreOn August 5, 2026, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein testified before the... -
New Analysis Shows Social Security Benefit Taxation Raises Important Revenue
Read moreLast week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report analyzing the current system of taxing Social Security benefits. This is... -
McKenzie Plan Offers Trust Fund Solutions to Social Security’s Finances
Read moreA recent Dallas Morning News op-ed by Pulitzer-winning journalist William McKenzie called on lawmakers to reduce federal deficits to 3% of Gross... -
Senators Cassidy and Durbin Urge Bipartisan Process to Save Social Security
Read moreSenators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) published an op-ed in The Washington Examiner today urging Congress to consider a new, bipartisan... -
Social Security Retirees Receive Far More Than They Paid In
Read moreWith Social Security only 6 years from insolvency, one impediment to the enactment of thoughtful solutions is the myth that Social Security benefits... -
New Polling Reveals Bipartisan Support for Social Security Reform
Read moreThere is broad, bipartisan support for balanced reforms that restore Social Security to solvency, according to the latest set of survey results from... -
New Approaches to Social Security Benefit Taxation
Read moreSocial Security’s retirement fund is on course to go insolvent in just six years; a few months later, Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is... -
A Flat-Rate COLA for Social Security
Read moreAs part of our Trust Fund Solutions Initiative, which introduces novel ideas to shore up the Social Security, Medicare, and Highway programs, we... -
Large Benefit Cuts Loom for Social Security
Read moreThe Social Security retirement program is just six years from insolvency, according to the program’s trustees. At that point, the law requires... -
Statement for the Record on The Future of Social Security
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted a statement for the record pertaining to the Senate Finance Committee hearing on "The Future... -
Event Recap: Checking in on the Social Security & Medicare Trust Funds
Read moreOn June 10, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted an online webinar, Checking in on the Social Security & Medicare Trust Funds. The... -
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create Commission to Address Social Security Insolvency
Read moreRepresentatives Tom Cole (R-OK) and Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) recently introduced the Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act, legislation that would...