The Social Security Act was signed into law 83 years ago by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Today, Republicans in Washington represent an unprecedented threat to the earned benefits of millions of hardworking Americans. Not only did House Republicans pass the GOP tax scam, which Republican leaders plan to fund with cuts to Social Security and Medicare, but many also support raising the eligibility age and privatization.
“Republicans have made their priorities very clear by voting to give tax breaks to large corporations and the wealthiest Americans with plans to slash Social Security and Medicare to fund it,” said DCCC Spokesperson Rebecca Drago. “Americans know a vote for Republicans in November is a vote to make their retirement security less secure.”
Here’s a sampling of the ways House Republicans are a threat to Social Security…
- Mimi Walters (CA-45) voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Mike Coffman (CO-06) called social security a Ponzi scheme and supported privatizing social security for younger generations. Coffman also voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) supported means-testing Social Security and raising the retirement age, and has called Social Security a ‘Ponzi scheme.’
- Rod Blum (IA-01) has called for privatization of Social Security and has supported raising the retirement age. He also voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Steve Watkins (KS-02) supported the GOP tax scam and called it “one of the biggest wins of his presidency thus far.”
- Kevin Yoder (KS-03) voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) supported means-testing Social Security and raising the retirement age, and has said Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security were “bankrupting the country.”
- Mike Bishop (MI-08) has called for privatizing social security and voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Lena Epstein (MI-11) supported raising the retirement age from 67 to 70 and supported the GOP tax scam.
- Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) supported GOP tax scam.
- Jason Lewis (MN-02) voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Erik Paulsen (MN-03) voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Pete Stauber (MN-08) supported GOP tax scam.
- Ted Budd (NC-13) voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Yvette Herrell (NM-02) supported GOP tax scam.
- Don Bacon (NE-02) has explicitly endorsed raising the retirement age for hardworking Americans.
- Crescent Hardy (NV-04) voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- Steve Chabot (OH-01) voted for not one, but two Republican Study Committee budgets that included increasing the Social Security retirement age and supported privatizing Social Security.
- Troy Balderson (OH-12) supported raising the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security.
- Mike Kelly (PA-16) voted for a Republican Study Committee budget that included increasing the Social Security retirement age.
- John Culberson (TX-07) has repeatedly cosponsored bills to privatize Social Security.
- Pete Sessions (TX-32) has supported privatizing Social Security since BEFORE the George W. Bush Administration, and voted to raise the Social Security retirement age.
- Scott Taylor (VA-02) supported raising the age for Social Security.
- Dave Brat (VA-07) has publicly supported raising the eligibility age for Social Security to 83 years old.