Sen. Grassley: Q&A - Looking Back 40 Years When Policy Trumped Politics
April 22, 2023
April 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following Q&A on April 21, 2023:
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Q: How was Social Security saved 40 years ago?
A: A bipartisan commission created in 1981 by Congress and President Ronald Reagan set aside partisanship for the public good to save Social Security. Back then, the public retirement program was heading for fiscal insolvency. Specifically, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund would have run . . .
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Q: How was Social Security saved 40 years ago?
A: A bipartisan commission created in 1981 by Congress and President Ronald Reagan set aside partisanship for the public good to save Social Security. Back then, the public retirement program was heading for fiscal insolvency. Specifically, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund would have run . . .