Democratic Senators are pushing legislation that could hike monthly Social Security payments by $200, arguing senior citizens are struggling to keep up with sky-high costs.

The recently introduced “Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act” would include the additional money until July 2026. Recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, veteran disability compensation, veteran pensions and railroad retirement would get the extra dough, the bill’s sponsors said.

The legislation is all but certain to fail in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Still, the bill’s prime sponsor Sens Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argued that inflation has pushed prices so high that seniors need extra help.

The extra $200 per month would provide an “emergency lifeline for seniors struggling t

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