Joe Biden claims in a new ad that he has always protected Social Security. That’s patently false. He can’t hide 40 years of working with Republicans to cut Social Security. Here are the facts. 1/8 theintercept.com/2020/01/13/bid…
In 1983, Biden pushed to raise the Social Security retirement age. 2/8 
In 1984, Joe Biden first pushed to freeze funding for Social Security — which would end up cutting Social Security benefits. 3/8 abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics…
In 1995, I was on the House floor fighting the GOP’s efforts to cut Social Security. 5 days later, Joe Biden gave a speech in the Senate bragging about his work with the GOP to try to freeze funding for Social Security. 4/8
In the mid 1990s, Joe Biden was criticized by seniors’ groups for supporting balanced budget amendments that would cut Social Security. 5/8
In 1996, Joe Biden floated the idea of reducing Social Security benefits through an early version of chained CPI. 6/8
In 2007, NBC reported that as president, Joe Biden’s Social Security plans "would include discussing options such as upping the retirement age.” 7/8 nbcnews.com/id/21012138/ns…
In 2007, Joe Biden appeared on Meet the Press to say that Social Security and Medicare cuts should be “on the table." 8/8
