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Seniors and Social Security

Seniors have worked hard their entire lives and should be able to retire with dignity. While Republicans frequently discuss making deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations, I have long championed policies to expand them. I support improving the Social Security Administration, increasing benefits by using a more accurate measure of seniors’ cost of living, and shoring up the long-term solvency of the program by scrapping the payroll tax cap to require the wealthy pay taxes like everyone else.

Social Security has stood the test of time, and for millions of seniors is the only thing left standing during their retirement years. With barely half of American workers receiving a retirement plan through their jobs, stagnating wages, and a slow economic recovery, many working families have been unable to save for retirement. We have a duty to uphold our promise to workers who have paid into the program their entire adult lives by ensuring that they receive every penny of their Social Security benefits. Maintaining a strong social security program is especially critical to millions of American women, who continue to face unjustified pay gaps.

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July 17th, 2014
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June 20th, 2014
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February 20th, 2014
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May 16th, 2013
Grijalva Recognizes Tucson Social Security Admin. Interim District Manager Sylvia Johnson For Public Service Recognition Week
April 17th, 2013
Grijalva, Supporters Call for Improvements to SSI Benefits as Grijalva Introduces Bill to Help Beneficiaries Receive Adequate Assistance
April 15th, 2013
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April 1st, 2013
Grijalva Calls on “Austerity Fans” to Denounce ?Chained CPI’ Social Security Benefit Cuts That Would Hurt Military, Veteran Families
March 7th, 2013
Grijalva Will Host Ribbon-Cutting for New District Office in Avondale Next Monday – Event is Free and Open to Press and Public
March 1st, 2013
Grijalva Will Speak at Tucson Press Conference Today With Mayor Rothschild to Discuss Budget Sequester Impacts on Tucson Economy