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• Fact Sheet: 2021 Social Security and Medicare — Current Facts and Figures

  January 19, 2021: Nearly 180 million workers contribute to Social Security and Medicare through payroll taxes. Details like benefit amounts and premiums change each year. Our fact sheet has the latest figures for 2021. Download the fact sheet Read More >

• Fact Sheet/Action Alert: President Trump and Majority Leader McConnell Sneak Plan to Cut Social Security and Medicare into Coronavirus Relief Bill

  July 30, 2020: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell included a dangerous piece of legislation that will fast track cuts to Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds in the proposed Republican coronavirus relief package. We have to stop this Read More >

• Fact Sheet: Medicare Expansion

  January 17, 2020: On December 12, 2019, the U.S. House passed the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), which allows the government to negotiate lower drug prices for people covered by Medicare and private insurance. The legislation also includes t Read More >

• Fact Sheet/Position Paper: PRO Act

  February 25, 2021: The labor movement has been, and continues to be, the leading force in the fight to strengthen Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, ensuring a measure of retirement security for all Americans. Our country, our democracy and our Read More >

• Fact Sheet/Position Paper: Oppose the TRUST Act

  February 10, 2021: During a budget resolution debate, the Senate voted to support an amendment that could pave the way for Social Security and Medicare “Rescue Committees.” These committees would have the authority to recommend changes to the So Read More >

• Fact Sheet: Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability (PTAA) Act

  January 29, 2021: The federal government has spent tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on research and development (R&D) of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, including $23 billion for manufacturing and purchasing. Despite this public inves Read More >

• Fact Sheet: TRUST Act

  June 17, 2020: On October 31, 2019, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduced the Time to Rescue the United States Trusts (TRUST) Act, S. 2733 & H.R. 4907. They falsely claimed that Social Security and Read More >

• Fact Sheet: Coronavirus Response and Older Americans

  March 03, 2020: In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress enacted three coronavirus assistance packages to provide relief to families and businesses in March 2020. The packages also helped older Americans and nursing homes. Provisions Read More >

• Fact Sheet: House Drug Price Negotiation Bill

  January 18, 2020: The “noninterference” clause of Medicare Part D currently prohibits the government from negotiating lower drug prices. To address this issue,  House Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats passed the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H Read More >