Wall Street Journal: “Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.), who leads Senate Republicans’ campaign operation, released a policy plan in February that included a proposal to sunset all federal legislation every five years, and require Congress to pass each law again.”
New York Times: “Mr. Johnson has proposed subjecting Social Security and Medicare to annual congressional spending bills… making it more difficult for retirees to count on a steady stream of benefits.”
Politico: “Lindsey’s pledge: If Republicans regain control of the Senate following the midterms, the current Senate Budget ranking member is laying the groundwork: ‘Entitlement reform is a must…’”
PolitiFact: “In 2020, Bolduc advocated for cutting $1.2 trillion for Medicare and in 2022 he called for ‘getting government out’ of Medicare. In 2022, Bolduc advocated that future retirees transition from Social Security to private saving accounts.”
Bloomberg Government: “In a June primary debate, Arizona’s Republican Senate nominee, Blake Masters, floated the idea of privatizing Social Security. A few weeks later, he walked that back, saying the program’s long-term solvency needed to be studied.”
Axios: “The proposed budget of the Republican Study Committee, an influential group of House Republicans, includes proposals like raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67 to align with Social Security, and converting Medicare to a ‘premium support’ system where seniors received a subsidy they could use on private plans competing against traditional Medicare.”
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