On the 89th anniversary of the Social Security Act being signed into law, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Tommy Garcia issued the following statement on Senate Republican candidates’ threat to Social Security and Medicare:
“Republican Senate candidates have made clear they are a threat to Social Security and Medicare — this November, voters will hold every Republican Senate candidate accountable for their toxic agenda to raise costs and rip away the benefits our seniors have earned.”
Here are the facts about how Senate Republicans have threatened to gut Social Security and Medicare.
See also: FACT SHEET: Republican Senate Candidates’ Attacks on Social Security; “Senate Democrats Go For The Jugular on Medicare.”; Ahead of Medicare Anniversary, DSCC Launches New Ads Highlighting Senate Republicans’ Attacks on Medicare & Social Security; American Journal News: Top Republican U.S. Senate candidates call for gutting Social Security; American Journal News: Top Republican Senate candidates are endorsed by foes of Social Security and Medicare.
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