List of Republicans Who Have Suggested Cutting Medicare, Social Security

List of Republicans Who Have Suggested Cutting Medicare, Social Security 

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Biden was heckled by several Republican politicians after claiming "some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset."

In response to his remark, a number of Republican lawmakers were heard saying "no," House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene shouted "liar" and Speaker Kevin McCarthy could be seen shaking his head.

From the article: Mitch McConnell, Ron Johnson, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, and Rick Scott have all supported going after Medicare and Social Security. That's just of the current sitting Senate, I'm sure there are plenty in the House who would gut them, too, given the chance.

Shows the importance of this line from last night's SOTU:

"If anyone tries to cut Social Security, I will veto it... but I guess that's something no one's gonna try to do."

As well as the hypocrisy of republicans acting shocked and aghast while heckling Biden for the suggestion they'd cut Medicare and Social Security. But then, it seems like telling as many lies as possible is a prerequisite for being a member of today's GQP. 

The Republicans have been attempting to kill Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid for decades. Bush Jr. tried to privatize it and fortunately was unsuccessful.

The biggest issue is since Regan; corporate and individual wealth has soared while their share of paying taxes has diminished into vapor with the some of the largest of corporations literally paying zero taxes. After decades of tax cuts for the wealthy and big business, now they say we must cut SS and Medicare because it is too expensive...these mf*ckers can go bite a big one.

It comes as no surprise the effort to kill social programs continues to please their obscenely wealthy donors. It is literal robbery of individuals to slash benefits or attempt to privatize it.

Why those voting for republicans think they are the working mans party that will make their lives better is beyond me, it must be some sort of brain pathogen.

Republicans Are Angry at Joe Biden for Accurately Describing Plan to Sunset Social Security

In early 2022, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chair of the Republican Senate campaign arm, released what he called an “11 Point Plan to Save America.” One year later, one specific dim element of that plan—a proposal that all laws, including Social Security and Medicare, would expire in five years unless reapproved—is still coming back to haunt Republicans. The threat to two of the nation’s most beloved social programs was the backdrop of the most dramatic moment of President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. And as much as Scott may protest—or perhaps because of it—Democrats won’t be dropping the attack anytime soon.

But wait there's more:

Indeed, it’s a point of bipartisan agreement: Even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly conceded last year that under Scott’s plan, Medicare and Social Security would have to be reapproved every five years.

For the far-right Floridian to double down on this point again today only helps bolster the White House’s point. Scott seemed to think he was correcting Biden with his Twitter thread, when in fact he inadvertently helped prove the president right.

Postscript: At the conclusion of his weird Twitter thread, the senator added, “Biden & the Dems did, in fact, cut Medicare just last year. They lie about it & the liberal media covers for them.”

It is among the most tiresome of Scott’s many lies. He’s been told several times that his efforts to deceive the public on this point are indefensible, and yet the Republican continues to peddle this demonstrably ridiculous claim, indifferent to reality and propriety. The fact that he repeated the lie again this morning, while ironically accusing his rivals of lying, served as a reminder that the GOP lawmaker is impervious to shame

https://twitter.com/SenRickScott/status/1623298304573419522

From the Republican party who holds the country hostage when they pout, they actually believe they're pulling a fast one on us. Stupid clowns.