Social security

October 29, 2007 -- Cedar Rapids, IA -- At a town hall meeting with local residents at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, Barack Obama continued to challenge conventional Washington thinking by calling for a direct and honest discussion with the American people about how to strengthen Social Security. Obama pointed out that Senator Clinton is pursuing the calculated strategy advocated by Washington insiders by refusing to discuss her views about Social Security during the last televised presidential debate.    » read more »

October 27, 2007 -- Des Moines, IA -- During a town hall meeting at a Des Moines area senior center, Senator Barack Obama vowed to challenge the conventional thinking in Washington, D C that treats Social Security like a "political football". Obama said it was important to talk openly and honestly with the American people about how to strengthen Social Security.    » read more »

Adds provision to alleviate backlog at the Social Security Administration

October 24, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill late Tuesday voted to continue funding important federal programs related to education, health care, and labor for fiscal year 2008, including new federal dollars to help alleviate a growing backlog of cases at Social Security Administration (SSA).    » read more »

August 8, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-MT), Herb Kohl (D-WI), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) sent a letter to the Social Security Administration’s Inspector General asking him to investigate an increasingly frequent but prohibited method of collecting debt from senior citizens, veterans, and the disabled.    » read more »

August 10, 2007 -- WASHINGTON. DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement on the Administration’s immigration proposal and the new social security no-match regulations.    » read more »

Signs Senior Tax Justice Act

July 5, 2007 -- COLUMBIA – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today visited with seniors at Lutheran Senior Services at Lenoir Woods to sign legislation that ends the tax on Social Security benefits for tens of thousands of Missouri seniors. The tax relief package for Missouri's seniors was one of the governor's top priorities during the legislative session.    » read more »

May 31, 2007 -- AUGUSTA – Maine Governor John Baldacci joined Congressman Tom Allen, Congressman Michael Michaud, legislators and supporters to call for the repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision Thursday afternoon at the Hall of Flags. Representatives from Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were also at the press conference, showing bipartisan support from Maine’s Congressional Delegation for the repeal.    » read more »

May 11, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today applauded the Missouri General Assembly for giving final approval of tax relief to Missouri's seniors. The tax cut, House Bill 444, sponsored by House Speaker Rod Jetton, was one of Blunt's top priorities.    » read more »

Teachers, Silver Haired Legislators Endorse Proposal

April 25, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY– Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and Speaker Rod Jetton today again called for an end to the unfair cut on Social Security benefits as two independent organizations announced their support for the measure. The Senior Tax Justice Act, House Bill 444, would eliminate state tax on Social Security benefits. The plan today earned the endorsements of the Silver Haired Legislators, Association of Retired Missouri State Employees, Missouri Kidney Program and the Missouri Retired Teachers Association.    » read more »

April 23, 2007 -- "Today's report from the Social Security Trustees shows once again that the program relied upon by tens of millions of Americans is not in crisis, that the financial challenges facing the system are manageable, and even shows improvement in the long-range health of the system. While the Administration has used previous Trustees reports to portray Social Security as unsustainable and to push for privatization of the system, today's report reiterates evidence from recent years' Trustees reports that Social Security is affordable and sustainable.    » read more »

This act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 30, 1965, in Independence, MO. It established Medicare, a health insurance program for the elderly, and Medicaid, a health insurance program for the poor.    » read more »

On August 14, 1935, the Social Security Act established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.    » read more »