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Oct 15, 2026
BrittanyHOST
The government reported Wednesday that inflation accelerated in September, with the consumer price index rising 3.7% in September compared with a year ago, and gas prices have spiked in the wake of renewing fighting between the United States and Iran.
BrittanyHOST
Nancy Altman, president of the Social Security Works advocacy group, said the latest inflation data shows that, as important as the Social Security COLA is, it's not keeping up with prices.
BrittanyHOST
Lori Ufkin, a 71-year-old retiree who lives outside of Rochester, Minnesota, said the COLA will not put a dent in her health care costs, which are set to increase after the Trump administration concludes at year's end a temporary Medicare Part D subsidy program that helped offset premiums.
BrittanyHOST
Ufkin said that her premiums and drug costs are expected to rise, although the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has projected a modest increase for most people.
Chris MosserHOST
Progress Texas is on the road again soon.
Chris MosserHOST
You're invited to join our exclusive live podcast recording during the first week of early voting on Tuesday, October 20th as Social Security Works presents a Rio Grande Valley Get Out the Vote live podcast.
Chris MosserHOST
We're hitting the RGB live for the very first time, teaming up with the Tejano Talks podcast to hand the mic to Latino and Hispanic South Texans in one of the most crucial regions of our state this election.
Chris MosserHOST
We're proud to welcome Julio Salinas, Democratic nominee for Texas House District 41.
Rick SmithHOST
So when the belt-tightening happens, it's always working people who have to tighten the belt, even though the belt is already strangling us, while they're simultaneously loosening the belt on our billionaire class.
Rick SmithHOST
And one of the guys who's out there fighting the good fight on the Social Security front, my good friend Alex Lawson, he's the executive director of Social Security Works, he's got a piece over at Common Dreams on this very topic.
Rick SmithHOST
Alex, thanks for making time for us.
Alex LawsonGUEST
Rick, it's always my pleasure to be here.
19 MINS LATER
Rick SmithHOST
Keep up the fight.
Alex LawsonGUEST
Thanks, Rick.
Rick SmithHOST
Our good friend Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works.
Rick SmithHOST
Check out the website, socialsecurityworks.org. Also check out his piece over at Common Dreams on, on Paxton's comments.
Scott HarrisHOST
But right now, I'm very happy to welcome to our program Alex Lawson.
Scott HarrisHOST
Alex Lawson is ex- executive director of the group Social Security Works, and he's a longtime friend of this program and of people who are striving to protect Social Security from a constant war that's being waged against it since it, uh, was founded by FDR all those years ago.
Scott HarrisHOST
Alex, thank you so much for, uh, making time to be on our program tonight.
Alex LawsonGUEST
Always my pleasure to be here.
Scott HarrisHOST
So a quick word.
Scott HarrisHOST
There are many longtime listeners who know well about the important work you do at Social Security Works, but, uh, give a brief rundown of the things you do address.
Alex LawsonGUEST
Well, just in, uh, line with the original intent of, uh, Social Security, you know, we fight to build an ever-expanding system of economic security for everyone in this country.
Alex LawsonGUEST
Mainly takes the focus of, uh, protecting and expanding Social Security, uh, improving and expanding Medicare, Medicaid, lowering prescription drug prices, uh, and otherwise just challenging the billionaire class, um, so that they don't crash the world economy.
Chris MosserHOST
it's friday october 9th 2026 and this is the progress texas daily dispatch rapid response on the breaking news stories texas progressives need to know i'm chris mosier progress texas amplifies progressive values leaders and actions through our no paywall podcasts and digital media we make texas politics easy to understand and fun to participate in and your support for fact-based independent media hands the mic to millions of texans we can't do what we do without your support Thanks to Jamie Wood, Chris DiVarni, and Lauren Pasik for their ongoing sustaining partnership.
Chris MosserHOST
the daily drip drip drip of leaks and new bombshell reports related to our illustrious attorney general and republican senatorial nominee ken paxton continue unabated y'all we've learned through this recently reliable daily update lately that ken paxton is bullish on slashing social security and other federal benefits programs while also digging in against any new taxes on rich folks like himself the notion that social security works executive director alex lawson Is fully grossed out by he says, quote, it's disgusting that Ken Paxton is laughing while planning to cut Social Security benefits for everyone in this country, including nearly five million Texans who rely on Social Security and the one point three million Texans who Social Security keeps out of poverty.
Chris MosserHOST
"...this is a sick man who thinks it's a joke to push over a million Texans into poverty by stealing their hard-earned benefits.
Chris MosserHOST
This is a man who should not be allowed anywhere near the levers of power, since clearly he thinks working people are a joke to be laughed at with the billionaire donors he works for." And Gene Lance, president of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, agrees, "...Ken Paxton has a lot of nerve telling working Americans to suck it up and accept cuts to the benefits they've spent their lives earning." There is no reasonable amount to cut from the Social Security checks retirees depend on to pay their bills or the Medicare benefits they need to see a doctor and get their prescriptions.
Chris MosserHOST
Paxton apparently wants to cut all of that as well as to continue to cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans.
Chris MosserHOST
We've extensively covered Social Security in particular alongside our friends at Social Security Works, who have laid out very direct ways to not only preserve but to expand those benefits for Americans, key to which is indeed making sure that everybody in this country pays in their fair share.
Chris MosserHOST
Definitely refer you back to a great talk on that with former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley we captured a few weeks back in Dallas.
Chris MosserHOST
See that link in the show notes.
Scott HarrisHOST
I'm Scott Harris.
Scott HarrisHOST
This week we present Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, who talks about a recent House Budget Committee field hearing held in Dallas that signaled the Republican Party plan to cut Social Security benefits.
Scott HarrisHOST
Kimberly Scott, Executive Director of the Georgia Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund, who discusses growing resistance to the nationwide push to revive the nuclear power industry.
Scott HarrisHOST
And Cass Mudde, Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, who provides an overview of rising support for European far-right parties and the parallel success of parties on the left.
6 MINS LATER
Scott HarrisHOST
More than one hundred labor retiree and advocacy organizations oppose the establishment of a fiscal commission.
Scott HarrisHOST
Instead, these groups advocate lifting the Social Security payroll tax cap for high earners, which would close much of the long-term funding gap.
Scott HarrisHOST
Your reporter spoke with Alex Lawson, executive director of the group Social Security Works, who was thrown out of the Dallas hearing.
Scott HarrisHOST
Here he discusses the Republican Party plan to reduce Social Security program benefits and the alternative solution that would scrap the cap.
Nicole SandlerHOST
And I'm always so happy to welcome Alex Lawson back to the show.
Nicole SandlerHOST
He, of course, is executive director of Social Security Works.
Nicole SandlerHOST
But you're so much more than that.
Nicole SandlerHOST
I mean, you do a lot of work there, but you're everywhere.
20 MINS LATER
Alex LawsonGUEST
Absolutely.
Alex LawsonGUEST
But it is complicated.
Alex LawsonGUEST
So what I say is just go to Social Security Works dot org and we and keep up with us because we'll tell you that at all, because this stuff is this is how it works.
Alex LawsonGUEST
Nicole, I had a piece that was written about why we and me are effective.
Rick SmithHOST
That's why I've asked my good friend Alex Lawson to come share some thoughts.
Rick SmithHOST
Alex is the executive director of Social Security Works.
Rick SmithHOST
You can check out their website, socialsecurityworks.org. Alex, thanks for making time for us.
Alex LawsonGUEST
As always, Rick, my pleasure.
Richard RJ EskowHOST
And, uh, she, I knew she worked in the leg- legislative, executive branches of the federal government and has been involved in Social Security, social insurance, Medicare, private pensions, et cetera, for a very long time.
Richard RJ EskowHOST
She's the president of Social Security Works.
Richard RJ EskowHOST
She's chair of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition.
Richard RJ EskowHOST
She's made a number of media appearances.
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