Retirement
Protecting Retirement Security for All Americans
Every American deserves to retire with dignity and financial security after a lifetime of hard work. That means protecting Social Security, strengthening retirement benefits, and ensuring cost-of-living adjustments keep pace with seniors' needs.
I am committed to fighting any attempt to privatize or cut Social Security, and I will continue to push for policies that protect current and future retirees from financial hardship.
Protecting Social Security from Cuts & Privatization
Social Security is a lifeline for millions of retirees, people with disabilities, and surviving family members. It is not an entitlement—it is an earned benefit that Americans have paid into their entire working lives.
That’s why I strongly oppose any efforts to:
Cut Social Security benefits
Raise the retirement age
Privatize Social Security and gamble retirement security on Wall Street
I have consistently voted against Republican budget proposals that would fast-track Social Security privatization and force painful benefit cuts on retirees.
Ensuring Fair & Adequate Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs)
Rising housing, health care, and prescription drug costs are making it harder for seniors to make ends meet. However, current cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) do not always reflect the real expenses older Americans face.
To fix this, I have cosponsored legislation to:
Create a more accurate COLA formula that reflects seniors' true costs
Ensure Social Security benefits keep pace with inflation
Protect retirees from benefit cuts during economic downturns
No senior should have to choose between food, medication, and housing due to inadequate benefits.
Strengthening Social Security for Future Generations
With more Americans reaching retirement age, we must take action to strengthen Social Security for future generations.
That’s why I support:
Expanding Social Security benefits for all current and future retirees
Ensuring no one retires into poverty by creating a new special minimum benefit
A tax cut for nearly 12 million beneficiaries
Keeping Social Security solvent for the next 75 years without cutting benefits
These reforms would protect Social Security now and for future retirees, ensuring that every American gets the benefits they earned and deserve.
A Commitment to Retirement Security
I will continue to fight for:
Protecting and expanding Social Security
Ensuring fair and adequate cost-of-living adjustments
Blocking efforts to privatize or cut retirement benefits
Strengthening retirement security for future generations
Retirement should be a time of security, not financial struggle. I remain committed to ensuring that Social Security remains strong—for today’s seniors and for generations to come.