Lawmaker: Social Security a Problem, Not Crisis
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A top Republican lawmaker on Social  Security issues on Sunday called the retirement system's  finances a "problem" rather than a crisis, distancing himself  from the crisis terminology used by the White House in seeking  public support for private accounts.
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Don't expect lawmakers and Treasury Secretary Paulson to stave off a downturn, if that's where the economy is headed.
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Gov.-elect Charlie Crist expressed confidence Friday that lawmakers would be productive in a special session to address the state's homeowners insurance problem.
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Although he considers it "morally wrong" to put off dealing with Social Security, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday he agrees with fellow Republicans that changes in the venerable domestic program can't be forced upon an unwilling American public.
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The parties have not been this far apart ideologically on Capitol Hill for decades, some analysts say, which could make an overhaul of Social Security hard to achieve.
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Americans are very worried about the long-term future of the country, and they don't think Congress is paying attention to big issues on the horizon, like Social Security and global warming, according to a survey released Friday.
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RALEIGH, N.C.  - President Bush, determined to  build support for overhauling Social Security, sought on  Thursday to assure members of Congress that they would not be  hurt politically for supporting his proposal.
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Retirees living off Social Security are frustrated that they won't get tax rebate checks through a bipartisan economic stimulus package before the House. Senate Democrats Friday began efforts to include them.
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Don't expect lawmakers to stave off a downturn, if that's where the economy is headed.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo  - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, on the second day of a tour seeking to build support for a mortgage relief plan, said on Tuesday it was not a bailout for people who made bad decisions.
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With underfunded pensions threatening to become the U.S. taxpayer's next multibillion-dollar headache, lawmakers are working on a long-term fix for struggling traditional retirement plans.
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Senate Republicans say the revamping of Social Security is their top legislative goal of 2005, with further tax cuts, energy independence and lawsuit limits listed as other issues that will get their attention in the coming months.
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Thousands of people called Capitol Hill this week after receiving an anonymous, recorded message that said their representatives support "privatizing Social Security." The recorded message reached people in at least 17 Republican congressional districts in 13 states.
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BLUE BELL, Pa.  - President Bush, determined to  build support for overhauling Social Security, sought on  Thursday to assure members of Congress that they would not be  hurt politically for supporting his plan.
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Nearly nine out of 10 Americans were  worried about saving enough for retirement even before  President Bush began his recent campaign to change Social  Security, according to a newly released study.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan urged Congress on Wednesday to take a go-slow approach in setting up the private Social Security accounts favored by President Bush. The president said he wasn't ruling out taxing high-income workers more to help the retirement program.
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US lawmakers are nearing a fast-track plan aimed at boosting the economy and avoiding a possible recession.