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The Social Security Impasse
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The Social Security Impasse

A bipartisan group of senators ponders shoring up the program—but political will is limited.
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Social Security To Increase Payments By Largest Amount In 40 Years
A Social Security card sits alongside checks from the U.S. Treasury (Photo illustration by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senators known for bipartisan dealmaking don’t often accuse Cabinet secretaries of blatant dishonesty during congressional hearings, but it happened Thursday. “That’s a lie,” GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy told Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen after she said President Joe Biden “stands ready to work with Congress” to keep Social Security solvent.

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Price St. Clair is a former reporter for The Dispatch.

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