UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 11: Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., right, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, attend the Senate Budget Committee hearing titled "Social Security Forever: Delivering Benefits and Protecting Retirement Security," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Martin O'Malley, commissioner of the Social Security Administration, testified. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)