Seniors

We must do more to ensure both financial security and positive health outcomes for older Americans. Social Security and Medicare are two of our nation’s greatest benefit programs, but, unfortunately, both programs are under attack by extreme politicians who want to defund or even eliminate them. I am committed to not only protecting these programs but improving them for current enrollees and future generations.

That’s why I am a cosponsor of bills like the Social Security 2100 Act, a bill that would secure Social Security’s financial solvency for decades to come by ensuring millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share of taxes, as well as improving Social Security benefits like the Cost-of-Living Adjustment and benefit rates for seniors enrolled in the program for 15-plus years. The bill also closes several loopholes that make it difficult for seniors, particularly women, to access benefits and ends the arbitrary five-month waiting period to receive disability benefits.

Similarly, Medicare requires modernization to ensure its solvency for future generations. I am a cosponsor of theAssuring Medicare’s Promise Act. Like the Social Security 2100 Act, this bill would close loopholes that allow the wealthiest Americans to avoid paying their fair share of taxes and utilize that increased revenue to preserve Medicare; it also rearranges certain tax revenue streams to ensure funds intended for the Medicare Trust Fund actually make it there.

Modernizing both Social Security and Medicare will lead to significant improvements for older Americans. I am committed to protecting these programs and finding solutions elsewhere that will further ensure our elders can enjoy retirement in health and financial security.