The next Senate class will decide Social Security's fate. Can they meet halfway to save it?
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- The Hill reports: “The 2027 Senate class will be the first delegation in more than four decades forced to address Social Security’s potential insolvency. The federal program is poised to run out of funds by 2032, …”
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