{"id":1031311,"date":"2024-05-06T23:07:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T23:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1031311"},"modified":"2024-05-10T13:30:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:30:35","slug":"while-president-biden-is-strengthening-social-security-and-medicare-maga-republicans-want-to-gut-both-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/while-president-biden-is-strengthening-social-security-and-medicare-maga-republicans-want-to-gut-both-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"While President Biden Is Strengthening Social Security and Medicare, MAGA Republicans Want To Gut Both Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Medicare and Social Security solvency being extended thanks to President Biden\u2019s leadership, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile President Biden is protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare, Donald Trump and the rest of the MAGA GOP are openly laying out their plans to threaten millions of Americans\u2019 pocketbooks. MAGA Republicans in Congress are already trying to raise the retirement age as part of their plan to gut these programs and leave seniors high and dry after Trump proposed cuts to Social Security programs every single year he was in office. The American people know that a vote for MAGA Republicans is a vote to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them \u2013 and that President Biden will always fight for America\u2019s seniors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW: President Biden\u2019s agenda to strengthen Social Security and Medicare and protect these programs from GOP attacks is delivering results. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cU.S. Labor Market Strength Steadied Social Security and Medicare Funds\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe financial health of Social Security and Medicare, two of the nation\u2019s most crucial safety net programs, has improved this year as a stronger-than-expected U.S. economy attracted more workers to the labor market, buttressing funding for the critical programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which covers hospital care for Medicare patients, will be unable to pay all its bills beginning in 2036, five years later than the trustees had estimated last year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cSocial Security funds to last longer than expected thanks to sturdy economy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Republican Study Committee \u2013 which represents 80% of House Republicans, including every House GOP leader \u2013 is proposing an extreme and unpopular budget that mirrors Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans Call for Retirement Age Hike in Clash With Biden\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vox<\/a>: \u201cThe Republican Study Committee (RSC) \u2014 a caucus that represents 80 percent of House Republicans, including the party\u2019s entire leadership \u2014 unveiled a budget that calls for cutting Social Security benefits.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cRepublican Study Committee Budget Includes Social Security Benefit Cuts\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cHouse Republican budget calls for raising the retirement age for Social Security\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson is a <\/strong>member<\/strong><\/a> and former <\/strong>chair<\/strong><\/a> of the RSC and has pushed extreme proposals to slash Social Security and Medicare. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cHere\u2019s why Social Security and Medicare advocates fear Mike Johnson\u2019s speakership\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn one of his first moves after being elected House speaker, Mike Johnson promised to form a bipartisan debt commission to tackle what he termed \u201cthe greatest threat to our national security. The announcement sent shivers down the spines of advocates for Social Security and Medicare. \u2026 \u2018The new speaker has made it clear he\u2019s not a friend to seniors, Social Security or Medicare,\u2019 said Max Richtman, CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. \u2018His answer to Social Security\u2019s long-range solvency is cutting benefits.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

REMINDER: Trump said that \u201cthere is a lot you can do\u201d to cut Social Security and Medicare \u2013 programs that millions of American families rely on.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Kernen, CNBC<\/a>: \u201cHave you changed your outlook on how to handle entitlements, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump: \u201cSo first of all, there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vox<\/a>: \u201cTrump just opened the door to Social Security cuts. Take him seriously.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forbes<\/a>: \u201cTrump Floats \u2018Cutting\u2019 Spending On Entitlements Like Social Security And Medicare\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump Floats Cuts to Social Security and Medicare\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump owns his extreme record of proposing cuts to Medicare and Social Security programs in EVERY SINGLE ONE of his budgets.<\/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

Trump\u2019s FY18<\/a>, FY19<\/a>, FY20<\/a>, and FY21<\/a> budgets each proposed billions of dollars in cuts to Social Security programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019<\/a> and 2020<\/a>: Trump proposed budgets that included hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has repeatedly promised to try to cut Social Security and Medicare if he regains power.<\/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

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump now says he’s open to entitlement cuts, including Medicare\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.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has made calls to privatize Social Security and even praised Republicans as they pushed plans to end Medicare as we know it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump previously backed policies on Social Security for which he\u2019s now attacking DeSantis, calling the program a \u2018Ponzi scheme\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFormer President Donald Trump once backed raising the retirement age to 70 and called for privatizing Social Security which he called a \u2018Ponzi scheme\u2019<\/strong> \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,<\/strong> without praising their specific policy proposal, which called for similar changes to Ryan\u2019s plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump and MAGA Republicans\u2019 plan to gut Social Security and Medicare is highly unpopular with Americans across the political spectrum. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News<\/a>: \u201cFox News Poll: 71% choose funding Social Security, Medicare over budget cuts\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sahil Kapur, NBC News<\/a>: \u201cDigging deeper into this @FoxNews finding. Support for funding entitlements like Social Security & Medicare over reducing deficits is overwhelming with the GOP base:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republicans 59-38%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump voters 59-37%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives 60-36%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rural voters 70-26%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White non-college voters 73%-24%\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \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

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cMost oppose Social Security, Medicare cuts: AP-NORC poll\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cNearly 9 in 10 Americans say they oppose reducing spending on Social Security or Medicare,<\/strong> according to new polling from our Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Medicare and Social Security solvency being extended thanks to President Biden\u2019s leadership, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cWhile President Biden is protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare, Donald Trump and the rest of the MAGA GOP are openly laying out their plans to threaten millions of […]<\/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-1031311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhile President Biden Is Strengthening Social Security and Medicare, MAGA Republicans Want To Gut Both Programs - 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\/while-president-biden-is-strengthening-social-security-and-medicare-maga-republicans-want-to-gut-both-programs\/\" \/>\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=\"2024-05-06T23:07:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-10T13:30:35+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=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/while-president-biden-is-strengthening-social-security-and-medicare-maga-republicans-want-to-gut-both-programs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/while-president-biden-is-strengthening-social-security-and-medicare-maga-republicans-want-to-gut-both-programs\/\",\"name\":\"While President Biden Is Strengthening Social Security and Medicare, MAGA Republicans Want To Gut Both Programs - 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