Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the release of the 2015 Old-Age, Survivors, And Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trustees Report:
Today’s report should reassure retired and disabled workers, their families and everyone working towards their retirement. On the eve of Social Security's 80thanniversary, working families now know there are sufficient resources to pay 100 percent of all promised benefits through 2034. But to make sure disabled workers continue to receive their full benefits, Congress needs to do its job.
We know Republicans in Congress are dragging Social Security into their ploy of creating artificial crises. This time it means harmful cuts aimed at disabled Americans. We reject all cuts and attempts to undermine vital elements of Social Security. Instead, today’s report should encourage leaders to build on Social Security’s eight decades of success and adopt legislation to strength and expand it.
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