“The time they’re spending creating special rules is time they could be spending fixing Social Security.” “Here is our chance to agree on a bipartisan process to rescue Social Security this year,” Durbin stated. We were elected to solve problems—and there’s no greater problem than the solvency and future of Social Security.” According to the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report, the program’s combined trust fund reserves are expected to be depleted in 2034. AARP has also opposed other congressional proposals that would create commissions to recommend changes to Social Security — maintaining that any reforms should be debated openly through the regular legislative process.