[content id=”79272″] “Now that Johnson is speaker, he will do what the Republicans never stop doing—everything in their power to cut our Social Security and Medicare, by hook, crook, or commission.” The newly elected Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has previously proposed trillions of dollars in cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and […]
[content id=”79272″] “Raise your hand if you DON’T want a speaker of the House who is hellbent on cutting your hard-earned Social Security and Medicare,” said one Democratic state lawmaker. In the midst of the second vote on U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan’s nomination to be the next House Speaker on Wednesday, one right-wing lawmaker cut […]
“Every Democrat should follow President Biden’s lead and slam this commission for what it is: A scheme to slash the American people’s hard-earned benefits.” Progressives on Tuesday sounded alarm over a proposal tucked into a new House GOP budget blueprint that would establish a bipartisan commission to review and propose legislative changes to Social Security […]
“Voters have a message for Kevin McCarthy,” said one critic of the House speaker’s proposed fiscal commission: “Hands off Social Security and Medicare!” As House Republicans advance a budget proposal that one leading critic warns would “destroy Social Security as we know it,” a survey published Wednesday showed U.S. voters overwhelmingly oppose the creation of the fiscal […]