Lockbox Social Security trust funds and kick habit of spending them for non-SS purposes
I will lockbox Social Security trust funds and stop spending them for non-Social Security purposes.
Occurrences
Evidence
The 2026 Trustees summary says OASI reserves will be depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032 and that, if the two Social Security trust funds are combined, the system would still only be able to pay 83% of scheduled benefits after the third quarter of 2034 unless the law changes.
The latest news on Ed Case’s official site in the lookback window is a June 5, 2026 update saying his Appropriations Committee approved two more FY2027 appropriations bills.
Assessments
Case served in the U.S. House from 2002 to 2007 and again since 2019, but the record provided does not show that he enacted or materially advanced a law creating a Social Security 'lockbox' or ending use of trust-fund revenues for non-Social-Security purposes. The recent official-site evidence is focused on appropriations, not Social Security, and the 2026 SSA trustees summary indicates the broader trust-fund problem remains unresolved. With no evidence of passage, implementation, or a serious failed push by Case specifically, the promise is best scored as not delivered rather than merely unresolved.