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May 13, 2023 | 9:28 AM

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wants to save Social Security. Will Washington let him?

Cassidy is an equal opportunity critic of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump

By Susan Davis/NPR
February 11, 2023 | 9:28 AM

Republicans say they won’t cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up?

The nation’s debt ceiling needs to be raised by June or the county will default on its debts.

By Domenico Montanaro/NPR
November 23, 2022 | 10:14 AM

Report by Pa. group finds accessing Social Security disability benefits is too difficult

By Kate Giammarise/WESA

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April 7, 2022 | 5:17 PM

Social Security offices open their doors for in-person visits, two years after closing for the pandemic

After more than two years of being largely closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s more than 1,200 Social Security Administration field offices reopened today.

By Kate Giammarise/WESA
February 9, 2022 | 4:50 PM

‘I can’t get no support from these guys’: closed Social Security offices pose a hardship for many

Two years into the pandemic, the nation’s more than 1,200 Social Security field offices remain closed to walk-in service.

By Kate Giammarise/WESA
February 19, 2021 | 1:37 PM

Huge drop in federal aid for the poorest is blamed on closed social security offices

It’s estimated that more than 120,000 low-income Americans have missed out on payments.

By Gabrielle Emanuel/NPR
June 23, 2020 | 4:16 AM

Judge sides with Guam resident in Social Security case with ties to Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court of Guam Chief Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewoods ruling issued said this is “illogical and irrational.”
By Jennifer Sincol Kelleher/The Associated Press
October 10, 2019 | 9:40 AM

Retiree checks to rise modestly amid push to expand benefits

Millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6% cost-of-living increase from Social Security in 2020, an uptick with potential political consequences in an election year when Democrats are pushing more generous inflation protection.

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar/The Associated Press
August 20, 2019 | 6:16 PM

How to get rid of property taxes? Lawmaker looks to retirement income.

Republican Frank Ryan is 68 and doesn't plan to stay in office long. He says that makes him the perfect sponsor for a controversial plan.
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