Jeb Bush, who recently said he supports raising the Social Security retirement age to “68 or 70,” officially threw his hat in the ring for the Republican presidential primary yesterday.
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera-Beutler took $5,400 from Bush’s ‘Right to Rise’ PAC, which makes us wonder: does Congresswoman Jaime Herrera-Beutler also think she has the ‘right to raise’ the Social Security retirement age to 70? Raising the retirement age would be a major assault to older Americans in Southwest Washington and around the country who have counted on a secure and timely retirement.
“Congresswoman Herrera-Beutler has quickly cozied up to Jeb Bush and his ‘Right to Rise’ PAC, thanks to their shared ‘conservative vision.’ Does Congresswoman Herrera-Beutler also think she has the ‘right to raise’ the Social Security retirement age to 70? Southwest Washington voters deserve to know if Herrera-Beutler supports ripping the rug out from underneath senior citizens,” said Barb Solish of the DCCC.