Social Security Disability Program on Congressional Agenda for Action?

“The Coming Congressional War Over Social Security Disability,”  by Forbes’ Howard Gleckman, is recommend reading from Elder Law Attorney Morris Klein. Here’s a taste:

“A technical rule change engineered by House Republicans on the first day of the new Congress may signal the beginning of a major battle over the future of the Social Security Disability program—and, more broadly, other federal programs for people with disabilities.

 

The immediate issue is the fate of the SSDI trust fund, which is expected to become exhausted in 2016. If new funding is not found, SSDI benefits will be cut by about 20 percent for 9 million workers, 2 million of their children, and about 160,000 spouses.”

Seems like just yesterday we were complaining about Congressional inaction and gridlock.  Could it be that those were the “good ol’ days?”