Senate approves bill to expand Social Security to millions ... - CBS News
Dec 21, 2024 · Without Senate approval, the bill's fate would have ended with the current session of Congress and would have needed to be re-introduced in the next Congress. More from CBS News Nine million ...
Senate advances bill to boost Social Security benefits for millions …
Dec 20, 2024 · The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to advance a bill to boost Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans by repealing two laws that have limited payouts to state and local ...
Senate passes bill to boost Social Security benefits - The Hill
Dec 21, 2024 · Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) talked about his former high school civics teacher, Ms. Betty, who saw her husband’s Social Security benefit cut to a fraction of what she expected because she spent ...
Senate sends spending deal to Biden’s desk, averting shutdown
Dec 21, 2024 · The Senate in the early hours of Saturday passed a stopgap funding package, avoiding a government shutdown that would have furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers and bringing a...
Social Security Fairness Act clears key Senate hurdles with ... - CBS News
Dec 18, 2024 · The measure, which passed the House in November, had 62 cosponsors when it was introduced in the Senate last year. Yet the bill's bipartisan support eroded some in recent days, with some ...
Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep ... - NBC News
Dec 20, 2024 · That was the last vote of the 118th Congress. When the Senate returns in a few weeks, on Jan. 3, Republicans will be in charge. Democrats will be cut down to 47 seats. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.V ...
Senate passes bill to avoid a shutdown, ending funding fight at …
Dec 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final passage to a bill early Saturday morning to keep the government open for three more months, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk to end the threat of a...
The Social Security Fairness Act is now in the hands of the Senate ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Efforts to get the Senate to vote on a bill to expand Social Security benefits are intensifying, as the House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support but has only a...
Senate Approves Stopgap Funding Bill Just After Shutdown …
Dec 21, 2024 · The Senate approved the bill late Friday on an unanimous vote. Republicans also scrapped a new policy that would have made it easier for low-income children on Medicaid to cross state lines for ...
Senate begins final push for Social Security Fairness Act | AP News
Dec 12, 2024 · Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday he would begin the process for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate policies that currently limit Social Security payouts for roughly 2.8 million people.