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House GOP Advances 'Death Panel' for Social Security in Election Year: "MAGA House Republicans are demonstrating their hostility to working Americans and ...
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House GOP Advances 'Death Panel' for Social Security in Election Year
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'Call Your Representative!' House Panel to Take Up Backdoor Attack on Social Security
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'Call Your Representative!' House Panel to Take Up Backdoor Attack on ...
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Calling Social Security? Brace for long waits as phone line struggles. What’s the hold time?
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Calling Social Security? Brace for long waits as phone line struggles ...
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As GOP Pursues 'Death Panel,' Poll Shows 81% Oppose Social Security Cuts: The Republican-led push for a "fiscal commission" to examine Social Security ...
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As GOP Pursues 'Death Panel,' Poll Shows 81% Oppose Social Security Cuts
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Here’s why Social Security and Medicare advocates fear Mike Johnson’s speakership
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Here’s why Social Security and Medicare advocates fear Mike Johnson’s ...
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Social Security payments to increase by 3.2 percent as inflation cools: The increase in benefit checks starting next year represents a smaller bump than in the ...
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Social Security payments to increase by 3.2 percent as inflation cools
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Progressives Slam House GOP Push for Social Security 'Death Panel': "Every Democrat should follow President Biden's lead and slam this commission for ...
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Progressives Slam House GOP Push for Social Security 'Death Panel'
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What will happen to Californians if the federal government shuts down? Here’s what to know
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Quick Glance: North Texas federal employees prepare for upcoming government shutdown
  • Federal employees in North Texas seeking assistance from local food banks and community centers.

  • A shutdown is unnecessary and avoidable, hopefully it doesn't happen.

  • Sen. Patty Murray blocked the proposal but argued for continued pay for all federal workers.

  • Ted Cruz would pause his paychecks in the event of a shutdown.
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Medicare lists 10 drugs targeted for price changes. Is yours?: Medicare will negotiate prices to lower health care costs for its beneficiaries.
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Medicare lists 10 drugs targeted for price changes. Is yours?
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Lawmakers Want to Boost Social Security Payments by Changing the Way COLA Is Calculated
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As Social Security marks a milestone, here are 3 things to know about your retirement benefits
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As Social Security marks a milestone, here are 3 things to know about your ...
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Lawmakers Want to Boost Social Security Payments by Changing the Way COLA Is Calculated
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Here’s how Martin O’Malley talked about Social Security before he was tapped to lead it
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Here’s how Martin O’Malley talked about Social Security before he was ...
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House Democrats, looking to renew plan to expand Social Security, say debt ceiling fight 'hurts seniors the most'
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House Democrats, looking to renew plan to expand Social Security ...
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Social Security benefits for oldest and poorest could be first at risk in debt default, expert says
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Social Security benefits for oldest and poorest could be first at risk in ...
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As lawmakers warn of a Social Security 'shutdown,' here's how the debt ceiling may affect benefits
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As lawmakers warn of a Social Security 'shutdown,' here's how the debt ...
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As lawmakers gear up for federal debt limit fight, here's what it could mean for Social Security
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As lawmakers gear up for federal debt limit fight, here's what it could ...
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Biden budget calls for 'protecting and strengthening' Social Security: While Biden's 2024 budget is light on details for long-term Social Security fixes ...
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Biden budget calls for 'protecting and strengthening' Social Security
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Hiltzik: Saving Social Security from its 'reformers': Don't listen to the doomsayers: Social Security is healthy today, and the U.S. is rich enough to improve it ...
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Hiltzik: Saving Social Security from its 'reformers'
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Social Security trust funds depletion date moves one year earlier to 2034, Treasury says
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Social Security trust funds depletion date moves one year earlier to 2034 ...
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Biden has yet to say just how he would strengthen Social Security and Medicare trust funds
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Biden has yet to say just how he would strengthen Social Security and ...
Quick Glance: 'They just walked into it': An explanation for Biden's feud with Rick Scott
  • Before leaving Air Force One, Biden returned to inform Castor that he had spoken with his team and that they were working on it.)

  • However, the conversation also included the State of the Union address and "how insane it is" to target Medicare, according to Castor in an interview.

  • After the flight, Castor would say that BIden was "on fire" during the speech, referring specifically to the Social Security and Medicare moments.

  • "Nobody believes that I want to cut Medicare or Social Security."

  • That fight did not begin with the State of the Union, according to Biden.
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State of the Union brings brief unanimity on Social Security, Medicare. Why experts say there's still reason to worry
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State of the Union brings brief unanimity on Social Security, Medicare ...
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Social Security, Medicare should be 'off the table' in debt ceiling talks, McCarthy says
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Social Security, Medicare should be 'off the table' in debt ceiling talks ...
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McCarthy has put Social Security and Medicare at risk to become Speaker: Of all the things that Americans voted for in the midterm elections ...
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McCarthy has put Social Security and Medicare at risk to become Speaker
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Are Social Security Payments at Risk if the U.S. Defaults on Its Debt?: If lawmakers cannot agree to raise the debt limit, the U.S. runs the risk of defaulting ...
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Are Social Security Payments at Risk if the U.S. Defaults on Its Debt?
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As debt ceiling deadline looms, here's what it could mean for Social Security and Medicare
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As debt ceiling deadline looms, here's what it could mean for Social ...
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Opinion: How to fix American health care, according to 6 experts: In the next installment of 'America's Future Starts Now,' CNN Opinion asked health care and ...
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Opinion: How to fix American health care, according to 6 experts
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Social Security 2023 COLA: What it means for Bay Area residents: Social Security COLA will see its biggest hike since 1981. That should be especially good...
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Social Security 2023 COLA: What it means for Bay Area residents