{"id":1029290,"date":"2024-01-16T21:09:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1029290"},"modified":"2024-05-20T04:02:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T04:02:16","slug":"fact-nikki-haley-is-coming-after-social-security-and-medicare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/fact-nikki-haley-is-coming-after-social-security-and-medicare\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT: Nikki Haley Is Coming After Social Security and Medicare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Nikki Haley trying to hide her record of campaigning on ending Social Security and Medicare as we know them, <\/em>DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNikki Haley can\u2019t spin her own words: She\u2019s made it clear again and again that she supports gutting Social Security and Medicare, just like Donald Trump. As the Republican primary shifts to New Hampshire \u2014 where nearly one in five residents are over 65 \u2014 it\u2019s only going to get tougher for a candidate like Haley who wants to jack up the retirement age and threaten the pocketbooks of America\u2019s seniors. After burning through millions in Iowa only to come in third, Haley and her big money backers clearly haven\u2019t learned any lessons as they try to fool voters about her unpopular agenda to rip away the benefits that older Americans have earned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley\u2019s on the airwaves today to hide the ball on her agenda to rip away Social Security and Medicare, but America\u2019s seniors deserve the truth \u2014 Haley is campaigning on ending Social Security and Medicare as we know them. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cHaley Says 65 Is ‘Way Too Low’ for Retirement Age\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cHaley has called for several changes to the nation\u2019s safety net programs,<\/strong> including increasing the age at which today\u2019s younger workers would become eligible for Social Security retirement benefits and limiting the growth of benefits the wealthy receive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNearly 67 million Americans have received monthly Social Security benefits this year, and more than 66 million people are enrolled in Medicare. Polling shows little support for major changes to the programs themselves<\/strong> to help shore up their finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA March CNN\/SSRS poll of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, for instance, found that 59% said it was \u2018essential\u2019 that the GOP nominee for president \u2018pledges to maintain Social Security and Medicare as they are.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley has a consistent record of pushing devastating cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid \u2014 essential programs that hardworking Americans rely on.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley<\/a>: \u201cWhat they need to be doing is looking at entitlements. Look at Social Security. Look at Medicaid. Look at Medicare. Look at these things, and let\u2019s actually go to the heart of what is causing government to grow, and tackle that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley<\/a>: \u201cAny candidate that says they\u2019re not going to touch entitlements, means that they\u2019re basically going to go into office and leave America bankrupt. \u2026 We change retirement age to reflect life expectancy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Ross Sorkin<\/a>: \u201cAre you on board with cutting entitlements in a big and meaningful way?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley: \u201cSocial security goes bankrupt in 10 years, Medicare goes bankrupt in eight. Anyone that says they’re not going to take on entitlement reform means they’re going to go in and be president and leave the country bankrupt.<\/strong> You can’t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cNikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U. N. ambassador who is planning to announce her own presidential bid this month, also praised Ryan\u2019s Medicare proposal at the time and said lawmakers should examine Medicare and Social Security spending to address federal debt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semafor<\/a>: \u201cAs governor of South Carolina at the time, Nikki Haley praised the [Paul Ryan] fiscal blueprint for \u2018trying to bring common sense to this world of insanity.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley <\/strong>received<\/strong><\/a> the endorsement of Americans for Prosperity Action, an extreme MAGA group that shares Haley\u2019s goal of ending Social Security and Medicare as we know them. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americans for Prosperity<\/a>: \u201cIs Social Security in Trouble? Yes, and We Need Automatic Fiscal Stabilizers to Help\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americans for Prosperity<\/a>: \u201c3 Things to Know About the Trustees Report on Social Security and Medicare\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to reform these programs before it\u2019s too late!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Nikki Haley trying to hide her record of campaigning on ending Social Security and Medicare as we know them, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement:  \u201cNikki Haley can\u2019t spin her own words: She\u2019s made it clear again and again that she supports gutting Social Security and Medicare, just like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1029290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFACT: Nikki Haley Is Coming After Social Security and Medicare - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/fact-nikki-haley-is-coming-after-social-security-and-medicare\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-16T21:09:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-20T04:02:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/fact-nikki-haley-is-coming-after-social-security-and-medicare\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/fact-nikki-haley-is-coming-after-social-security-and-medicare\/\",\"name\":\"FACT: Nikki Haley Is Coming After Social Security and Medicare - 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