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<url><loc>https://herbweiss.blog/2026/11/09/democratic-controlled-congress-now-must-strengthen-social-security-medicare/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Herb  Weiss</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-10T01:03:27+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Democratic-Controlled Congress Now Must Strengthen Social Security, Medicare</news:title><news:keywords>Rep. Claude Pepper, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Affordable Care Act, House Select Committee on Aging, Senator Bernie Sanders, Nancy Altman, ACA, Strengthen Social Security Coalition, Alliance for Retired Americans, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, cost-of-living adjustment, House Aging Committee, Robert Weiner, Social Security Expansion Act, Medicare reforms, Medicare Advantage plans, Elon Musk, 2026 midterm election, 120th Congress, 60-voteR&gt; 3271, .Consumer Price Index for the Elderly CPI-E, S. 770/H.R. 1700, Rep. Val Hoyle, Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, S. 1690/H.R. 3271, Rep. Brendan Boyle, prescription drug price negotiations, Social Security payroll taxes, USA Today</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>
