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Joe Biden to Deliver Landmark Speech on Social Security at Chicago Conference

The former president’s first major public address since leaving office aims to rally bipartisan support for safeguarding Social Security against GOP policy challenges.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 15, 2025. 
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Overview

  • Former President Joe Biden is set to speak at the sold-out ACRD conference in Chicago, marking his first major public appearance since leaving the White House in January 2025.
  • The event focuses on strengthening Social Security benefits and supporting the disabled community, emphasizing bipartisan solutions to protect the program's future.
  • Biden's speech comes as concerns grow over potential GOP efforts to reduce Social Security funding, with the program’s trust fund projected to face depletion by 2035.
  • Prominent figures, including former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, former Senator Debbie Stabenow, and former Senator Roy Blunt, are also scheduled to address the conference.
  • ACRD organizers describe Biden’s participation as a pivotal moment to re-engage on critical policy issues affecting millions of Americans who rely on Social Security.