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Yesterday marked 87 years of Social Security. As we approach the November elections, here is a reminder that while Democrats fight to protect people’s earned benefits, Rep. David Schweikert wants to rip them away.
Schweikert has long been an opponent of protecting retirement for Arizonans and has voted for legislation that threatened Social Security and Medicare. He took it a step further in June by suggesting that people should delay their hard-earned retirement because America needs workers.
Schweikert’s Republican Party would also put Social Security in jeopardy:
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Sen. Rick Scott has pitched and garnered support for his plan that would raise taxes on millions of Americans and sunset away essential programs like Social Security and Medicare within 5 years.
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The Republican Study Committee – which represents nearly 75% of the House Republican Conference – has a plan that would raise the Social Security eligibility age, delaying when seniors can access their hard-earned benefits.
A vote for Schweikert is a vote against protecting Social Security.
DCCC spokesperson Monica Robinson:
“Arizonans work long and hard to access their earned benefits, but that doesn’t seem to mean anything to Republicans like David Schweikert who are planning to rip Social Security away. Schweikert cannot be trusted with people’s hard earned benefits.”
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