{"id":1028078,"date":"2023-11-09T02:27:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1028078"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:58:46","slug":"republicans-are-campaigning-on-ending-social-security-and-medicare-as-we-know-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/republicans-are-campaigning-on-ending-social-security-and-medicare-as-we-know-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Are Campaigning on Ending Social Security and Medicare as We Know Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The 2024 Republican field is threatening to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block and gut essential programs that working families and seniors rely on. It\u2019s just another example of their failed MAGAnomics agenda that only benefits the ultra-wealthy while leaving everyday Americans behind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA Republicans running for president not only have long records of fighting to cut Social Security and Medicare \u2014 they are actively campaigning <\/em>on ending these programs as we know them. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CNN<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump<\/strong> once backed raising the retirement age to 70 and called for privatizing Social Security which he called a \u2018Ponzi scheme\u2019 \u2013 two positions he has hammered Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for supporting as a former member of Congress and congressional candidate. \u2026 but a CNN KFile review found Trump himself also once praised Ryan on Medicare, along with the 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, without praising their specific policy proposal, which called for similar changes to Ryan\u2019s plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cA CNN KFile review of comments from DeSantis’ <\/strong>2012 congressional campaign found he repeatedly said he supported plans to replace Medicare with a system in which the government paid for partial costs of private plans or a traditional Medicare plan. In one interview with a local newspaper, DeSantis said he supported \u2018the same thing\u2019 for Social Security, citing the need for \u2018market forces\u2019 to restructure the program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley<\/strong> is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cOther potential entrants in the Republican primary, such as former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, Sen. Tim Scott<\/strong> (S.C.) and South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem, also voted for Ryan\u2019s [proposal to cut and privatize Medicare] when they were in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christie<\/a>: \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to reduce Medicare benefits. We\u2019re going to have to reduce Medicaid benefits. We\u2019re going to have to raise the Social Security age. We\u2019re going to have to do these things. We\u2019re going to have to cut all types of other government programs that some people in this room might like.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 GOP field praised new House speaker MAGA Mike Johnson \u2013 a right-wing extremist who, as a member<\/a> and former chair<\/a> of the ultra-conservative Republican Study Committee, pushed proposals to slash Social Security and Medicare. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Semafor<\/a>: \u201cThese days, the RSC is best known around Washington as a GOP policy shop responsible for crafting proposals to balance the federal budget, often through changes and cuts to Social Security and Medicare<\/strong>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Conservative Playbook\u201d by the RSC, led by Chairman Mike Johnson in the 116th Congress<\/a>: \u201cWith our entitlement programs facing dire financial futures and more Americans receiving welfare benefits than ever before, we cannot afford to waste money simply because the federal bureaucracy writes checks to the wrong people or for the wrong amount.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson<\/a>: \u201cWe have to get back to [entitlement reform] as the number one priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI wanted to congratulate Mike Johnson, who will be a great speaker of the House, and we were very happy to help. I’ve known him for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley<\/a>: \u201cCongratulations Speaker Johnson. Time to get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis<\/a>: \u201cI like Mike Johnson, but that really I think showed the American people that they\u2019re just in disarray up there, that there\u2019s just a bunch of chaos that\u2019s reigning supreme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott<\/a>: \u201cMike is a man who has faith in God and faith in America. I know he’ll be the strong, conservative leader we need in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hutchinson<\/a>: \u201cCongratulations to new Speaker @RepMikeJohnson!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2024 Republican field is threatening to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block and gut essential programs that working families and seniors rely on. 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