FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Contact: Linda Benesch, lbenesc
McConnell’s COVID Response: Cut Social Security
(Washington, DC) — The following is a statement
“The TRUST Act creates a closed-door process to fast track cuts to Social Security. It is a way to undermine the economic security of Americans without political accountability.
Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and all Congressional Republicans have made their priorities clear. In the midst of a catastrophic pandemic, they should be focused on protecting seniors, essential workers, and the unemployed. Instead, they are plotting to use the cover of the pandemic to slash Social Security.
It is no surprise that seniors are increasingly turning against the Republican Party. They are doing nothing to protect seniors and people with disabilities; rather, they are working overtime to cut our earned benefits.
Republicans claim that the TRUST Act is about deficit reduction, but that is patently false. Even conservative president Ronald Reagan understood that Social Security does not add a penny to the deficit.
Democrats must stand united and unequivocally reject any package that includes the TRUST Act.”
Read more about how the TRUST Act threatens Social Security here.