,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,cicill9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b>b]1  
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4     
,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,braley (   
,i[a1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mrs4      
,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1  
,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,clay1   
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,danny 
,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1  
,mr4 ,deut*1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4         
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,eny>t1 ,ms4 ,frankel (  
,florida1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1   
,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,guti]rez1 ,ms4   
,hahn1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4
 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jackson   
,lee1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4  
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mrs4            
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,lee (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1
 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,maffei1

 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4        
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4      
,mi*aud1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mrs4
 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,pet]s ( ,mi*igan1   
,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4  
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,ru%1  
,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4
 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4 ,sires1
 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4        
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,tonko1   
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,vela1  
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,wel*1
 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,scott 
( ,virg9ia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ways & ,means  ,,concurr5t         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,congress t ! ,*a9$ ,consum] ,price     
,index %\ld n be us$ to calculate       
co/-(-liv+ adju/m5ts = ,social ,security
 b5efits4  ,:]eas ! ,social ,security   
program 0 e/abli%$ m ?an #gg ye>s ago & 
has provid$ economic security to        
g5]ations ( ,am]icans ?r\gh b5efits e>n$

 bas$ on contributions made ov] a       
work]'s lifetime2 ,:]eas ! ,social      
,security program cont9ues to provide   
mode/ b5efits--av]ag+ approximately     
#ad1jjj p] ye>--to m ?an #ec1jjj1jjj    
individuals1 includ+ #cg1jjj1jjj retir$ 
work]s 9 ,febru>y #bjac2 ,:]eas !       
,social ,security program has no borr[+ 
au?ority1 has accumulat$ assets (       
#b1gjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 &1 !re=e1 does n    
contribute to ! ,f$]al budget deficit2  
,:]eas ! ,bo>d ( ,tru/ees ( ! ,f$]al    
,old-,age & ,survivors ,insurance ,tru/ 
,fund projects t su* ,tru/ ,fund c pay  
full b5efits ?r\gh #bjcb2 ,:]eas !      
,social ,security program is design$ to 
ensure t b5efits keep pace ) inflation  
?r\gh co/-(-liv+ adju/m5ts 7,c,o,l,as7 t
 are bas$ ^u ! measur$ *anges 9 prices (
 goods & s]vices pur*as$ by consum]s1   
curr5tly ! ,consum] ,price ,index =     
,urban ,wage ,e>n]s & ,cl]ical ,work]s  
7,,cpi-,w7 publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor
 ,/ati/ics2 ,:]eas ! ,bureau ( ,labor   
,/ati/ics publi%es a supplem5tal measure

 ( inflation1 ! ,*a9$ ,consum] ,price   
,index = all ,urban ,consum]s           
7,c-,,cpi-,u71 or ,*a9$ ,,cpi1 :i*      
adju/s = project$ *anges 9 consum]      
behavior result+ f price fluctuations   
kn[n z ! sub/itution effect1 :i* occurs 
:5 consum]s buy m goods & s]vices ^:    
prices are ris+ sl[] ?an av]age & less (
 ^? ris+ fa/] ?an av]age2 ,:]eas /udies 
indicate typical ,social ,security      
b5efici>ies sp5d significantly great]   
%>es ( _! budget ?an consum]s g5]ally on
 heal? c>e1 prices = :i* h increas$ at  
high] ?an av]age rates1 & heal? c>e may 
n be easily sub/itut$ = by consum]s su* 
z s5iors2 ,:]eas ! ,congressional       
,budget ,(fice has e/imat$ t us+ ! ,*a9$
 ,,cpi to calculate ,social ,security   
,c,o,l,as w\ld r$uce ,social ,security  
b5efits by #j4be p]c5t p] ye> z comp>$  
to curr5t policy1 result+ 9 a r$uction 9
 outlays ( #aab1jjj1jjj1jjj ov] ! fir/  
decade2 ,:]eas r$uctions 9 ,social      
,security b5efits f us+ ! ,*a9$ ,,cpi to
 calculate ,social ,security ,c,o,l,as  

w\ld cont9ue to comp\nd ov] "t1 & !     
,,a>p ,public ,policy ,in/itute e/imates
 t su* r$uctions w\ld gr[ to #c p]c5t   
aft] #aj ye>s & #h4e p]c5t aft] #cj     
ye>s2 ,:]eas ,social ,security ,works   
e/imates t us+ ! ,*a9$ ,,cpi to         
calculate ,social ,security ,c,o,l,as   
w\ld r$uce annual ,social ,security     
b5efits ( ! av]age e>n]--:o is mak+     
#dc1eah--;by #feh at age #ge1 #a1adg at 
age #he1 & #a1fbb at age #ie2 & ,:]eas  
r$uctions 9 ,social ,security b5efits   
w\ld h>m "s ( our mo/ vuln]able         
populations3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !
 s5se ( ! ,congress t ! ,*a9$ ,consum]  
,price ,index %\ld n be us$ to calculate
 co/ ( liv+ adju/m5ts = ,social         
,security b5efits4