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Feb 8 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Senator Rick Scott introduced a plan that would sunset Social Security and Medicare every five years unless Congress votes them back into existence.

Senator Ron Johnson thinks five years is too long to wait. He wants to put the funding for Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year.

Senator Lindsey Graham suggested raising the age for Social Security and cutting benefits for seniors while making them pay more. yahoo.com/video/social-s…
Senator Mike Lee stated it is his objective to “phase out Social Security, to pull it up by the roots, and get rid of it.” newsweek.com/video-resurfac…
In the House – many members, including those who chair committees – have proposed cuts to Medicare and Social Security in exchange for preventing a default on our debts.
washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023…
The Republican Study Committee released a budget that calls for privatizing Social Security and raising the eligibility ages for Social Security and Medicare.
politico.com/minutes/congre…
If Republicans in Congress don’t want to cut Social Security and Medicare, they should propose a budget that reflects it. Until then, all they’ve got is their record.

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