Congressman Richard Neal Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA-1), who the Boston Globe called “an unassuming everyday guy from Western Massachusetts,” has a unique vantage point on seniors’ issues.  He is the ranking member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees (among other things) Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and taxes.  He assumed the post …

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Nancy Altman, President, Social Security Works Nancy Altman -- the D.C.-based President of Social Security Works and one of the foremost experts on Social Security in the U.S. -- will share the challenges to Social Security and Medicare we face under the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress. She will also discuss strategies and tactics …

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Image: Still The Oldie via Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/7LdJSB In order to justify its $64 billion in cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), the Trump administration and its allies have had to propagate several myths.  The most insidious one is that many SSDI recipients are not truly worthy of benefits.  They have suggested that mental illness is among …

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