Social Security Works staffers have been working the halls of Congress for months, getting politicians to pledge not to cut Social Security or Medicare. More than 220 already have―but they’re all Democrats.
This is a red alert―Republicans think we’ve moved on and they’re getting ready to push for cuts again.
Social Security Works staffers have been working the halls of Congress for months, getting politicians to pledge not to cut Social Security or Medicare. More than 220 already have―but they’re all Democrats.Today, Republican Rep. Jim Baird confirmed to SSW that Social Security and Medicare cuts are “in the discussion” in conjunction with the debt ceiling hostage crisis.1
While the mainstream media has taken Republicans at their word that Social Security and Medicare were off the table, Social Security Works has been diligently keeping up the pressure. Now that the Republicans think folks aren’t looking, their knives are out again.
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