America must secure Social Security now

Today, Aug. 14, across the nation and right here in New York, we celebrate 90 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935. What started as a bold promise to America’s workers in the depths of the Great Depression has grown into one of the most successful and beloved programs in our nation’s history. Nearly one in five New Yorkers — 3.76 million people — rely on Social Security. That includes retirees, but also people with disabilities and children whose parents have passed...