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Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2024 in Facebook posts A Social Security Administration database shows “how many people each of the 43 states are registering to vote who DO NOT HAVE IDs.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2024 in a video “Biden signs an executive order to terminate Social Security, SSI, bans side hustle.” Donald Trump stated on March 16, 2024 in a rally in Vandalia, Ohio "Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable." Opportunity Wisconsin stated on January 10, 2024 in TV ad “Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.” Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2024 in a campaign ad “Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2024 in a speech Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.” Joe Biden stated on November 27, 2023 in remarks at the White House Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.” Francesca Hong stated on October 25, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits." DeSantis Watch stated on November 8, 2023 in a Spanish-language radio ad Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.” Gwen Moore stated on August 23, 2023 in Public appearance Thanks to negotiating drug prices "our seniors, instead of paying $500 a month for drugs, are paying no more than 35 cents." Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.” Ron DeSantis stated on July 9, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.” Ron DeSantis stated on May 5, 2023 in an interview with Newsmax “Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70.” Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.” DeSantis Watch stated on March 4, 2023 in a digital advertisement "Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 21, 2023 in YouTube ad “Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security. Occupy Democrats stated on January 12, 2023 in a Facebook post "Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt." Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.” Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2022 in a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla. "On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks." Maggie Hassan stated on October 19, 2022 in an ad "Don Bolduc wants to cut trillions from Medicare and end Social Security." Load more
Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2024 in Facebook posts A Social Security Administration database shows “how many people each of the 43 states are registering to vote who DO NOT HAVE IDs.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2024 in a video “Biden signs an executive order to terminate Social Security, SSI, bans side hustle.”
Donald Trump stated on March 16, 2024 in a rally in Vandalia, Ohio "Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable."
Opportunity Wisconsin stated on January 10, 2024 in TV ad “Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.”
Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2024 in a campaign ad “Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.”
Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2024 in a speech Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”
Joe Biden stated on November 27, 2023 in remarks at the White House Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.”
Francesca Hong stated on October 25, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits."
DeSantis Watch stated on November 8, 2023 in a Spanish-language radio ad Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”
Gwen Moore stated on August 23, 2023 in Public appearance Thanks to negotiating drug prices "our seniors, instead of paying $500 a month for drugs, are paying no more than 35 cents."
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”
Ron DeSantis stated on July 9, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
Ron DeSantis stated on May 5, 2023 in an interview with Newsmax “Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70.”
Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”
DeSantis Watch stated on March 4, 2023 in a digital advertisement "Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 21, 2023 in YouTube ad “Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
Occupy Democrats stated on January 12, 2023 in a Facebook post "Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt."
Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.”
Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2022 in a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla. "On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."
Maggie Hassan stated on October 19, 2022 in an ad "Don Bolduc wants to cut trillions from Medicare and end Social Security."
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