Senate Budget Committee Chairman Whitehouse: Raising Retirement Age is a Benefit Cut, CBO Finds
September 28, 2024
September 28, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release:
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report showing that raising the Social Security retirement age to 69--as House Republicans have proposed--would slash benefits for hardworking retirees. The report finds that Social Security benefits would be cut by an average of 13 percent if the Republicans' plan wer . . .
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report showing that raising the Social Security retirement age to 69--as House Republicans have proposed--would slash benefits for hardworking retirees. The report finds that Social Security benefits would be cut by an average of 13 percent if the Republicans' plan wer . . .