text: An Attack on Seniors and Veterans:   With senior poverty in the United States significantly increasing, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday expressed deep concern that Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees may receive only a 1.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment next year. The estimate that the typical retiree is in line for only a $17 a month raise, one of the smallest increases ever, was made by The Associated Press. The projection comes at a time when congressional Republicans, led by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, have used the government shutdown as leverage to renew their push to cut benefits even more. The Republicans and some Democrats want to change how inflation is calculated by adopting a so-called chained consumer price index. The chained CPI also would lower benefits for disabled veterans and federal retirees.   Continue reading here: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/an-attack-on-seniors-and-veterans