Social Security War Room

Social Security is a promise to the American people: work hard, pay in, and when you retire, you can count on those benefits. 

Now, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are taking a chainsaw to the Social Security Administration and threatening the benefits that millions of Americans have paid into their entire working lives.

Not on our watch. Senate Democrats are united in fighting back on behalf of every senior, every parent of a kid with a disability supported by Social Security, every person currently paying into the program for their retirement, and every American who cares that seniors can retire with dignity. 

Watch the launch of Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room below. 

WAR ROOM PRESS COVERAGE


Date Title
June 2025
USA Today: How long will you wait for Social Security help? Why it's anybody's guess.
Wired: Senators Warn DOGE’s Social Security Administration Work Could Break Benefits
May 2025
HuffPost: Elizabeth Warren Probes Staffing Shortage And Backlog At Social Security
Business Insider: Elizabeth Warren and top Democrats are asking Social Security to halt plans they say would pave the way for more DOGE firings
NextGov: DOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost none
Common Dreams: 'Financial Murder': Dems Slam Trump Team Falsely Declaring Thousands Dead in Social Security File
HuffPost: Newly Confirmed Social Security Commissioner Faces Bipartisan Pressure Over DOGE Cuts
April 2025
Washington Post: Democrats urge Social Security Administration to keep field offices open
Rolling Stone: Warren Warns of ‘Backdoor Way’ Trump and Musk Want to Gut Social Security
Washington Post: Senate Democrats seek answers from inspector general on Social Security cuts
Fox News: SEN ELIZABETH WARREN: Social Security is under attack. Gutting it is a broken promise
CNBC: Democratic senators press Social Security Administration on reports of ‘dangerous’ employee cuts
WBUR: Anxiety grows in Mass. over Social Security staff cuts, errors, long wait times
Axios: Scoop: Top Senate Dems propose emergency Social Security payment boost
NextGov: Democrats confront SSA about disruptions to constituent SSI accounts
CBS MoneyWatch: Social Security wrongly told disabled people and some seniors their benefits ended, causing alarm
Newsweek: Senator Raises Alarm Over People Not Receiving Social Security
Politico Massachusetts Playbook: The cost of Social Security cuts
Newsweek: Social Security 'War Room' Announced To Fight Donald Trump
Marketwatch: Social Security mayhem: A ‘war room’ to fight changes, a delayed confirmation vote and disrupted online access
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