Editor's note:
The following testimony was submitted for the record to the Senate Budget Committee on March 24, 2026.
Wendell Primus submitted testimony for the record for a hearing held by the Senate Budget Committee on Social Security and the path forward. In his testimony, Primus addresses five areas:
- The size of the problem
- The principles that should guide a Social Security solvency plan
- A description of his proposed blueprint, including specific revenue and benefit provisions
- Why radical changes to Social Security should be avoided
- A potential process for how solvency and deficit reduction could be accomplished together
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Author
Wendell Primus
Visiting Fellow
- Economic Studies, Center on Health Policy, Retirement Security Project
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TestimonyWendell Primus’ testimony on Social Security
March 25, 2026