Claim: The current Congress is being falsely blamed for the fact that Social Security recipients are not due to get a cost-of-living increase in January. As we noted in an Ask FactCheck item posted Sept. 23, the real reason for the freeze is volatile oil prices and the formula that Congress adopted, and President Richard Nixon signed and claimed credit for, in 1972. That hasn't stopped some from claiming that the current Congress is not only to blame,
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Verdict: the current congress is being falsely blamed for the fact that social security recipients are not due to get a cost-of-living increase in january. as we noted in an ask factcheck item posted sept. 23, the real reason for the freeze is volatile oil prices and the formula that congress adopted, and president richard nixon signed and claimed credit for, in 1972. that hasn't stopped some from claiming that the current congress is not only to blame,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2009-09-25T14:21:28