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protected content Social Security and Medicare Trustees Again Sound Program Funding Warnings

The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees on Monday (April 23) released their annual trust fund reports on the fiscal health of… More

protected content Senate HELP Committee Chairman Harkin Introduces Rebuild America Act

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has introduced “Rebuild America… More

protected content House Budget Chairman Ryan Releases Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) this morning released a $3.5 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2013, dubbed… More

protected content President Obama Releases Fiscal-Year 2013 Budget Proposal

President Obama on February 13 unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 that seeks to continue with the economic… More

CBO Analyzes Budget Effects of Raising Social Security and Medicare Ages

By gradually increasing the Medicare eligibility age and the early eligibility and full retirement ages under Social Security, the… More

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protected content Senate HELP Committee Chairman Harkin Introduces Rebuild America Act

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has introduced “Rebuild America… More

protected content Payroll Tax Cut and Medicare Doc Fix Extended for Two Months

On December 23, Congress approved and President Obama signed in to law legislation that extends for two months the two percent Social… More

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House Budget Proposal Seeks to Reduce Budget Deficits, Cut Spending, and Reform Entitlements

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) on April 5 released a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint for fiscal year 2012 that seeks to cut… More

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Regulatory Documents

protected content IRS, PBGC, and SSA Announce 2012 Pension Plan Limits and Other Retirement-Related Items

The Internal Revenue Service, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and Social Security Administration recently announced the 2012 cost of… More

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Government Reports

protected content Social Security and Medicare Trustees Again Sound Program Funding Warnings

The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees on Monday (April 23) released their annual trust fund reports on the fiscal health of… More

protected content President Obama Releases Fiscal-Year 2013 Budget Proposal

President Obama on February 13 unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 that seeks to continue with the economic… More

CBO Analyzes Budget Effects of Raising Social Security and Medicare Ages

By gradually increasing the Medicare eligibility age and the early eligibility and full retirement ages under Social Security, the… More

protected content IRS, PBGC, and SSA Announce 2012 Pension Plan Limits and Other Retirement-Related Items

The Internal Revenue Service, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and Social Security Administration recently announced the 2012 cost of… More

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GAO Reviews Policy Options Available to Ensure Income Throughout Retirement

A recent Government Accountability Office report prepared for Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) suggests that… More

Deficit Reduction Commission Fails to Reach Supermajority, but Proposals Are Not Going Away

The Deficit Reduction Commission, aka "The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform," on December 3 held its final meeting to… More

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