Social Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s nominee to be the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), a federal agency that provides program benefits to over 150,000 Vermonters and 71 million…

Frank Bisignano, who pledged to improve customer service, told Senate Democrats he had “never thought about” making the agency private. Frank Bisignano is President Trump’s nominee to oversee the Social Security Administration.Credit.Brendan McDermid/Reuters Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s pick to the lead the Social Security Administration,…

A woman stands outside a US Social Security Administration building, November 5, 2020, in Burbank, California. A new bill could boost one Social Security benefit by $2,000. Valerie Macon/AFP Via Getty Images Some Social Security benefits could increase by over $2,000 if a new bill passes. Social Security…

Legislation would adjust benefits last expanded 70 years ago to account for inflation WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, legislation that would adjust benefits for…

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 12 – Following a push from the Vermont Congressional Delegation, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is increasing pay for federal employees in Vermont who support Vermonters through their work at places like the White River Junction VA Medical Center. The…