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Don\u2019t take it from us \u2013 GOP Rep. Ralph Norman just confirmed that Republicans are coming after Social Security next as part of the Trump administration\u2019s plans to rip away benefits and raise costs on working families:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Ralph Norman<\/a>: \u201cThis is just the first agency. And we\u2019ve got many more to come, like Social Security.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER: Donald Trump laid out his extreme Project 2025 agenda for his second term, sharing his \u201cconcepts of a plan\u201d to put Social Security at risk and raise costs for hard working Americans. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristen Welker<\/a>: \u201cYou’ve tapped Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, to head up this department of government efficiency-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump: \u201cCorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welker: \u201c-which proposes cuts to the federal government. I think a lot of people hear that and get concerned about Medicare and Social Security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump: \u201cNot going to have anything to do\u2013\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welker: \u201c-and defense spending. You won’t touch Medicare, Social Security\u2013\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump: \u201cWe are talking about- we are talking about theft, abuse, fraud. <\/strong> I said, no, we’re not talking Social Security, other than we might make it more efficient,<\/strong> but the people will get what they get.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Trump has a record of trying to gut Social Security every year in office \u2013 pledging cuts in a second term. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTrump proposals could drain Social Security in 6 years, budget group says\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cHis avowed stance, however, is at odds with Trump\u2019s own record as president: Each of his White House budget proposals included cuts to Social Security and Medicare programs.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vox<\/a>: \u201cTrump said he wouldn\u2019t cut Medicaid, Social Security, and Medicare. His 2020 budget cuts all 3.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Review<\/a>: \u201cSpeaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump was asked whether he would cut entitlements at some point. \u2018Will entitlements ever be on your plate?\u2019 asked interviewer Joe Kernen. \u2018At some point they will be,\u2019 Trump responded. \u2018At the right time, we will take a look at that. You know, that\u2019s the easiest of all things [to cut].\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite<\/a>: \u201cDuring a Fox News town hall, President Donald Trump promised to cut entitlements like Medicare and Social Security if he were to win a second term<\/strong>. \u2026 \u2018But if you don\u2019t cut something in entitlements, you will never really deal with the debt,\u2019 town hall co-moderator Martha MacCallum interjected, alluding to social safety programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. \u2018Oh, we\u2019ll be cutting,\u2019 Trump rushed to confirm<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t take it from us \u2013 GOP Rep. Ralph Norman just confirmed that Republicans are coming after Social Security next as part of the Trump administration\u2019s plans to rip away benefits and raise costs on working families: Rep. Ralph Norman: \u201cThis is just the first agency. And we\u2019ve got many more to come, like Social […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","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-1051504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBREAKING: GOP Congressman Confirms Social Security Is Next on the Chopping Block - 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\/breaking-gop-congressman-confirms-social-security-is-next-on-the-chopping-block\/\" \/>\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=\"2025-02-14T01:46:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-14T13:47:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/breaking-gop-congressman-confirms-social-security-is-next-on-the-chopping-block\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/breaking-gop-congressman-confirms-social-security-is-next-on-the-chopping-block\/\",\"name\":\"BREAKING: GOP Congressman Confirms Social Security Is Next on the Chopping Block - 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