; (3) traditional fee-for-service Medicare remains a plan option; (4) Medicare provides additional assistance for lower-income beneficiaries and those with greater health risks; and (5) Medicare spending is put on a sustainable path and becomes solvent over the long term. 508. Policy statement on Social Security (a) Findings The House finds the following: (1) More than 60 million retirees, individuals with disabilities, and survivors depend on Social Security. Since enactment, Social Security has served as a vital leg of the three-legged stool of retirement security, which includes employer provided pensions as well as personal savings. (2) Social Security’s progressive benefit design provides lower lifetime earners with a Social Security benefit that replaces a higher percentage of their pre-retirement earnings than is the case for higher earners. Reforms should align with Social Security’s progressive nature. (3) The Social Security Trustees Report has repeatedly recommended that Social Security’s long-term financial challenges be addressed soon. (4) The financial condition of Social Security and the threat to seniors and those receiving Social Security disability benefits becomes more pronounced each year without reform. For example, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)— (A) in 2025, the Disability Insurance Trust Fund will be exhausted and program revenues will be unable to pay scheduled benefits