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Body whose action CRFB is seeking, including creation of a bipartisan commission or similar process to develop a long-term solvency package.
No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.
A Foreign Affairs essay argues only Congress can make China trade policy durable. The admission underneath it is more useful to operators than the prescription.
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John Larson and Bill Cassidy both lost primaries and exit Congress in four months, with the trust fund set to empty in 2032 and benefits scheduled to fall 22.5 percent.
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Trump wants Iran tariffs folded into a Russia sanctions bill that already cleared the Senate 86-12. With Hormuz contested, $80 oil is the calm case, not the base case.
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A unanimous Court of International Trade panel upheld the suspension on August 13, and Congress repeals the exemption outright in July 2027. Winning an appeal would buy roughly 11 months.
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The administration wants the Supreme Court to let a $400 million project Congress never funded proceed while it appeals. Chief Justice Roberts gave the plaintiffs until Tuesday to respond.
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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget puts the average hit at about $500 a month. Retirement plans built on full scheduled benefits now carry a dated, quantified downside.
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