Oct 09, 2026

Four Republican Senate Candidates Wouldn't Say How They'd Stop Social Security's 22% Benefit Cut. Ashley Hinson Brought Up Millennials' Savings Habits.

States Newsroom asked Senate candidates in nine close races what they'd do about the automatic Social Security cut coming in 2032. Dan Sullivan, Roger Marshall, Michael Whatley and Jon Husted didn't respond. Ken Paxton, Mike Rogers and Ashley Hinson offered promises with no plan — weeks after Paxton was recorded telling lobbyists 'we have to suck it up' on spending cuts.

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Oct 08, 2026

Ken Paxton Told Washington Lobbyists Americans 'Have to Suck It Up' on Cuts to the Spending That Pays for Social Security and Medicare

In a leaked recording from a private Capitol Hill fundraiser, Ken Paxton said 'reasonable cuts to mandatory spending' are unavoidable. About three-quarters of that spending is Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. His campaign didn't answer when asked which programs he'd cut.

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Oct 07, 2026

Mike Rogers Wants A.I. to Help Decide Who Gets Social Security. He Says There's 'Still a Lot of Fraud' in Disability Benefits — Disability Overpayments Ran Under 1%.

In newly released audio from a 2025 campaign event, Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers said A.I. could verify who has 'earned' Social Security and claimed there's still a lot of fraud in disability benefits.

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Sep 23, 2026

Vivek Ramaswamy says he'd love to end the Medicaid 3 million Ohioans use #maga #healthcare #ohio

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican running for governor of Ohio, was caught on tape saying he doesn't like the existence of Social Security and Medicaid payments.

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Sep 22, 2026

Vivek Ramaswamy on Social Security and Medicaid: 'I Don't Like the Existence of Those Policies.' Three Million Ohioans Are on Medicaid.

A newly surfaced clip shows the Republican nominee for Ohio governor saying he doesn't 'like the existence' of Social Security and Medicaid payments. It fits a record: he agreed Medicare and Medicaid were mistakes and has pitched investing Social Security money in the stock market.

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Aug 14, 2026

Twelve Members of Congress Posed for Photos With a Group That Wants to Privatize Social Security. They're Calling It an Endorsement.

The 60 Plus Association was started with Koch money in 1992. It bragged in 1997 that it was the first seniors group to back privatizing Social Security, and it has pushed to turn Medicare into vouchers. Eleven House Republicans and an independent who caucuses with them took its award anyway.

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Aug 10, 2026

Rob Wittman Faked a Phone Call for 90 Seconds Rather Than Answer One Question About Social Security

Asked about Speaker Mike Johnson's plan for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, Wittman put a phone to his ear and pretended to talk. The camera could see his screen. There was no call.

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Aug 10, 2026

Ron Estes Is the Congressman in Charge of Protecting Social Security. He Told Newsmax He Was Looking Forward to What DOGE Would Find.

Two months into chairing the House Social Security Subcommittee, Estes went on TV to talk about 'efficiency' at the agency he oversees. It then lost 6,645 employees between January and November 2025 — the biggest one-year staff drop in its history.

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Aug 10, 2026

Tom Cole's Social Security Bill Has Two Words That Should Worry You: 'Amendments Prohibited'

Cole has pushed the same bill for seven Congresses. It hands Social Security to 13 appointees, then forces Congress to vote yes or no on whatever they write — no amendments, four hours of House debate, no filibuster.

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