Don’t let extremist Republicans sunset Social Security and Medicare
Social Security and Medicare are earned benefits that allow Americans to age with dignity. Nearly nine out of ten seniors are collecting Social Security benefits each month, and more than 60 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare.
Some Republicans are proposing that we look to Social Security and Medicare to cut spending. Whether it's just some or the whole party, we should take this seriously.
The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed into law last year, helps cut costs for seniors by allowing Medicare to negotiate some prescription drug prices and capping the cost of insulin and other prescription drugs.
But there is more to do. We can raise the income limit for Social Security contributions, requiring our highest wage earners to contribute more. And we must continue to make cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security so recipients don't fall into poverty.
Thank you for standing with me,
Suzanne