A Vote for Yvette Herrell is a Vote Against Social Security and Medicare

Looking at Yvette Herrell’s record one thing is clear: if this vulnerable Republican remains in office, she will once again join her party in targeting Social Security and Medicare for cuts. Yvette Herrell is a member of the House Republican Study Committee, which supports raising the Social Security eligibility age.

Reminder:

• Republicans released a plan to “sunset” Social Security and Medicare

• Bloomberg reported House Republicans were planning to use the debt ceiling to force cuts

  • Defaulting on debt would cost 6 million jobs, eliminate $15 trillion in household wealth, and skyrocket the unemployment rate

• The Washington Post reported Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans would target Social Security and Medicare for cuts

This morning, the New York Times is yet again covering Republican vows to cut Social Security and Medicare if given power:

Congressional Republicans, eyeing a midterm election victory that could hand them control of the House and the Senate, have embraced plans to reduce federal spending on Social Security and Medicare, including cutting benefits for some retirees and raising the retirement age for both safety net programs.

Prominent Republicans are billing the moves as necessary to rein in government spending, which grew under both Republican and Democratic presidents in recent decades and then spiked as the Trump and Biden administrations unleashed trillions of dollars in economic relief during the pandemic.

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