Work to keep Social Security and Medicare financially sound for future generations.

I think we have a responsibility to make sure that Social Security and Medicare are alive and well for our grandchildren and children and it's easier to do that yesterday than it is tomorrow. And that has got to be of immediate importance.

Grassley said maintaining Social Security and Medicare for future generations should be an immediate priority.

U.S. Senate Debate | Iowa PBS
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So, let’s get to work now to save Social Security once and for all. Or at least for 50 years as Reagan and O’Neill did.

Grassley urged bipartisan action to save Social Security from future benefit cuts and preserve the program long term.

Grassley Opens Senate Finance Subcommittee Hearing on Securing the Future of Social Security
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The Congressional Record shows Sen. Grassley submitted S.Amdt.3335 to H.R.82, a Social Security bill, and the amendment was ordered to lie on the table.

Grassley advanced a concrete Social Security amendment during the 2023-2029 Senate term, but it did not become law. This is effort evidence, not fulfillment of making Social Security financially sound.

never same_term A for effort

Congressional Record - Senate, Dec. 17, 2024, S.Amdt.3335
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The Senate rejected S.Amdt.3331, whose purpose was to offset negative impacts on Social Security trust-fund actuarial balance; Grassley voted Yea.

Grassley voted for a solvency-protection amendment to the Social Security Fairness Act, but the amendment failed 34-62. Under the instructions, this failed legislative effort counts as non-delivery while showing concrete effort.

never same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 336, 118th Congress, 2nd Session
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Grassley released a majority staff report based on more than 50,000 pages of UnitedHealth documents concerning Medicare Advantage risk adjustment and taxpayer money.

This shows concrete Medicare oversight in the same Senate term aimed at fraud, waste, and program integrity. It supports partial effort toward Medicare financial soundness, but not a completed solvency fix.

partial same_term A for effort

Grassley Report Details UnitedHealth’s Record of Appearing to Game the Medicare Advantage System
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The Trustees found Social Security and Medicare continued to face significant financing issues, with OASI and Medicare HI projected to deplete reserves in 2033.

The official Trustees report shows that, after Grassley's current term began, both Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance remained financially unsound for future generations. This weighs against full fulfillment.

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A Summary of the 2025 Annual Reports: Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees
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CBO projected the Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund would be exhausted in 2032, reducing benefits under current law.

CBO's 2026 testimony before the Senate Budget Committee confirms Social Security still lacked long-term financial soundness as of the assessment date.

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Testimony on Social Security's Finances
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CBO estimated the Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund balance would be exhausted in 2040 and had a negative 25-year actuarial balance.

CBO's updated Medicare Part A analysis shows Medicare Hospital Insurance still had an actuarial deficit, so the promise was not fully delivered by May 31, 2026.

never same_term

CBO's Updated Projections of the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund's Finances
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The Senate office’s June 17, 2026 Capitol Hill Report says the call’s topics include Social Security, along with Grassley’s work to bring federal funding home to Iowa, the Secure America Act, and America 250 celebrations.

This is a current-term official mention of Social Security work during the lookback window, but it does not show a solvency fix, enacted legislation, or any completed delivery of the promise.

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Capitol Hill Report, 6-17-26
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