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Thursday, November 9th, 2023

‘MAGA Mike Johnson’ Wants Commission to Cut Social Security Formed ‘Immediately’

Author:     Jessica Corbett
Source:     Common Dreams
Publication Date:     Nov 02, 2023
 Link: ‘MAGA Mike Johnson’ Wants Commission to Cut Social Security Formed ‘Immediately’
Stephan:  

I hope you are clear that if Republicans retain the majority in the House, and Trump wins the presidency, the chances are very strong that your Social Security payments will be severely curtailed, and Medicare is likely to be gutted. You would thank that particularly older Americans would get this. But they don’t Look at the polls. The one thing that gives me hope is what happened in the state elections yesterday.

U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.)—flanked by Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)—speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on November 2, 2023.
Credit: Alex Wong / Getty

When Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives elected Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson as speaker last week, critics quickly sounded the alarm about his previous calls to cut trillions of dollars from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—and the GOP leader triggered a fresh wave of fears on Thursday with related comments to a Capitol Hill journalist.

NBC News‘ Sahil Kapur reported on social media that Johnson “says he pitched a debt commission to Senate Republicans yesterday and ‘the idea was met with great enthusiasm.’ He says it will be bipartisan and bicameral. He says he wants ‘very thoughtful people’ in both parties to lead it. He wants this ‘immediately.’”

In response to Johnson’s remarks—which echoed his first speech as speaker—the Alliance for Retired Americans wrote, “Translation: They’re eager to […]

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