{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-joins-erin-talks-money-podcast-to-discuss-future-of-social-security-answer-americans-questions/", "Cassidy Joins Erin Talks Money Podcast to Discuss Future of Social Security, Answer Americans\u2019 Questions", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", "cassidy", "https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) joined Erin Moriarity of Erin Talks Money to answer Americans\u2019 questions about the future of Social Security, what happens if Congress fails to act, and what can be done to strengthen the program for current and future retirees. Cassidy discussed his proposal for a separate investment fund and the bipartisan PROMISE Act, which would set up a process for Congress to consider and act on solutions.\n\n\u201cIf you could speak directly to someone who is already retired, someone who is 10 years from retirement, someone who is in their 30s, what would you want each of them to understand about the future of Social Security?\u201d asked Moriarity.\n\n\u201cI\u2019d want them to understand that we need to act. The idea that if we do nothing means that nothing bad happens is false. If we do nothing and follow the law, there\u2019ll be as much as 28.5% benefits cut on those currently receiving Social, or if we just do the traditional route of raising taxes and cutting benefits to cover 100% of the problem, it\u2019s going to affect the person who\u2019s 10 years out and the person who\u2019s in their 30s,\u201d said Dr. Cassidy.\n\nBackground\n\nCassidy has been outspoken in the media on the need to rescue Social Security from insolvency. He has outlined his plan to create a sovereign wealth fund independent of the Social Security Trust Fund. He has written extensively on his proposal in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, State Affairs, and the Washington Examiner. On the U.S. Senate floor, Cassidy has repeatedly called on Congress to act to save the program, and challenged the U.S. Senate to stop being good politicians and start being good senators. Most recently, Cassidy and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner calling on their colleagues to join their bipartisan effort to address Social Security\u2019s looming insolvency.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-joins-erin-talks-money-podcast-to-discuss-future-of-social-security-answer-americans-questions/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5485440380871296, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}