Sue Conard is a Social Security recipient who's worried the benefits she receives from the program won't be enough for her and other recipients to keep up with the growing cost of health care.

"Social security has been a life-changing program for me and my family for much of my life," Conard testified on Capitol Hill this spring.

She was back in Washington last week with other retirees, lobbying for changes to Social Security benefits.

The government shutdown is delaying data that impacts the cost-of-living adjustments for millions of Social Security beneficiaries.

That data is based on federal inflation figures.

Next year's Social Security benefits are projected to be 2.7% higher, according to the Senior Citizens League.

That would mean an extra $54 each month for the average retire

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