Advocates have raised alarms this week over a possible increase to the Social Security retirement age. Gillibrand demands clarity on Social Security age hikeGillibrand, the top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, directly challenged Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano after his September 19 Fox Business interview. During that appearance, Bisignano said the administration was “considering everything,” including raising the retirement age. What raising the retirement age would meanGillibrand warned that raising the retirement age to 69 would hurt millions of Americans—especially low- and middle-income workers. Gillibrand mobilizes Senate DemocratsGillibrand also launched a broader pushback through the Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room.