Friday, March 22, 2024

Democrats seize on a GOP budget proposal that would raise Social Security retirement age - The Washington Post

To resolve the solvency issue, the RSC touts its budget plan as "common-sense, incremental reforms" that "will simply buy Congress time to come together and negotiate policies that can secure Social Security solvency for decades to come." 

But Rep. Brendan Boyle (Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, characterized the proposed changes in a statement as an attack on seniors, veterans and the middle class that would end Medicare "as we know it" and make "devastating cuts that would raise the cost of living for working families." 

 The RSC proposal also endorses several bills "designed to advance the cause of life," such as the Life at Conception Act, which has 126 co-sponsors in the House. The legislation would provide legal protections "at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization." The endorsement of the bill from the committee comes weeks after Republicans attempted to quell concerns about whether the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade would lead to restrictions on reproductive treatments such as IVF...



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