"When you see the numbers of the GPO elevated, it's because many of those people were probably teachers and married to somebody who worked in a Social Security job," said Joslyn DeLancey, vice president of the Connecticut Education Association. "They're not going to get that spousal Social ...
Congress passed legislation Thursday ensuring that 44 million Social Security checks will go out on time - even if the White House and Republicans are unable to resolve their differences over extending the government's $4.9 trillion borrowing limit....
The CalSTRS board voted this month to “watch” a new cost-neutral bill in Congress that would reduce what has been an unpleasant surprise for some teachers and a shock to others — joining CalSTRS can cut Social Security benefits. Two federal laws enacted to avoid Social Security overpaymen...
Social Security agency demands money back from overpaymentsThe government has sent surprise bills to some who receive Social Security checks, demanding money back it says it overpaid.John Nacion/AP This is a KFF Health News story. Several members of Congress are calling on the Social Secur...
Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP. The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a glimpse into the uphill battle the 119th Congress is likely to face when the GOP has an even slimmer...
"This bill will take $200 billion during the 10-year period out of the Social Security trust fund without any way to pay for it," the North Carolina Republican added. What is the Social Security Fairness Act? Decades in the making, the Social Security Fairness Act would repeal two federal...
release. “…it just restores windfalls for folks who have other government pensions. What an incredulous set of events.”…In short: By allowing public workers to double-dip into retirement benefits they did not contribute towards, this bill will make everyone whodidpay for Social Security ...
However, Congress is unlikely to approve changes to Social Security tax law in the near future. And if the federal government did stop taxing benefit income, that seemingly positive change would come with a major downside for retired workers and other beneficiaries. ...
The Senate is plowing forward with consideration of the Social Security Fairness Act, clearing its first procedural hurdle on what supporters hope is a path to passage later this week. The Senate voted 73-27 to advance the measure, which could mean highe
of financial pain. But fixing the problem has never been a high priority on Capitol Hill. In 2015, Congress did approve a measure to reduce overpayments by giving Social Security more timely access to payroll data. But eight years later, the agency still hasn't put the new syst...