The Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds are only seven years from insolvency, at which point the law calls for deep across-the-board cuts in benefits. Please join the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget for a wide-ranging discussion on how to save these trust funds from insolvency while improving the Social Security and Medicare programs.
This event will launch CRFB’s Trust Fund Solutions Initiative, a new effort to develop novel solutions to Social Security, Medicare, and the Highway Trust Fund on a sustainable path, on October 22, 2025, at 8 am EST in Washington, DC.
This event will feature Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), along with a panel presenting several innovative proposals to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, and another panel examining the broader policy and political challenges of achieving long-term trust fund solvency.
The event will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd, at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill, Atrium Ballroom, with breakfast beginning at 8:00 a.m. and the program commencing at 8:45 a.m. The full program is outlined below.
Our current list of Confirmed Speakers includes:
Opening Remarks: Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Moderated Discussion: Can Congress Save the Trust Funds?
Panel 1: Novel Solutions for Social Security and Medicare
