Sanders bill would reverse cuts Trump and Musk made to Social Security [View all]

[Uncle Joe]

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Joining Sanders as cosponsors on this legislation are Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).

“Since Trump has been in office, he has been working overtime with the wealthiest man in the world, Elon Musk, to dismantle Social Security and undermine the faith that the American people have in this vitally important program,” Sanders said. “Thousands of Social Security staff have lost their jobs, seniors and people with disabilities are having a much harder time receiving the benefits they have earned, field offices have been shut down and the 1-800 number is a mess. That is beyond unacceptable. On the 90th anniversary of Social Security, our job must be to reverse these disastrous cuts, expand Social Security and make it easier, not harder, for Americans to receive the benefits they have earned and deserve. That’s precisely what this legislation will do.”

Social Security is the most successful government program in U.S. history — paying out every benefit owed to every eligible American on time and without delay for almost 90 years, and helping millions of seniors, widows, dependent children and people with disabilities live with dignity. In 2023 alone, Social Security lifted 27.6 million Americans out of poverty, including more than 19.5 million seniors. Without it, nearly 40% of people over age 65 would be living in poverty.

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The Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act would reverse Trump’s cuts to Social Security and rebuild the Social Security Administration by:

*Protecting and improving Americans’ access to Social Security offices — prohibiting closures, relocations and service reductions, *reversing Trump’s layoffs, and ensuring Americans can speak to real people to get their benefits;
*Increasing funding by $5 billion to improve customer service, modernize technology and reduce backlogs;
*Restoring assistance for vulnerable and disabled people to access their benefits;
*Safeguarding Americans’ data and stopping Trump’s politicization of Social Security; and
*Removing DOGE’s authority and calling for an independent investigation into DOGE’s actions at SSA.

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