Seniors

Congresswoman Jenkins talking with Kansas Seniors at a Congress to Kansas Event

When seniors retire, they expect benefits that were promised to them to be there. They deserve nothing less. The federal government can’t be in the business of breaking promises, raising taxes, or cutting benefits to our seniors. 

However, more than 50 million Americans are currently receiving Social Security benefits, and the baby boomer generation is beginning to retire. While the program is currently financially solvent, if reforms are not made for future generations, there will be no Social Security for our children and grandchildren. 

At this point, Social Security is spending more than they are taking in, and by 2037 seniors could see a 22 percent cut in their social security checks or workers could see their payroll tax increase by 30 percent. There is no simple solution to solving the financial problems facing Social Security, but any serious plan must protect current benefits for people 55 and older, preserve the safety net for those who need social security the most, and provide certainty to future generations.  This solution will require bipartisan cooperation that keeps our promises to today’s retirees and workers and strengthens Social Security for future generations.

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