Survey of 2024 Senate campaign websites: on Social Security

Alex Mooney: Reform Social Security to prevent insolvency & tax increases

Mooney understands the need to protect Social Security, which is on track to be insolvent by 2035, resulting in an estimated 25% decrease in benefits for recipients. Congress must act to ensure Social Security never gets to that point. Mooney is committed to working together in a bipartisan fashion to accomplish reforms to our critical Medicare and Social Security programs. By doing so, we can prevent future program insolvency, or emergency tax and spending increases to fully fund these programs. Source: 2024 West Virginia Senate campaign website MooneyForWV.com Apr 24, 2023

Katie Porter: Increase benefits, improve adjustments for inflation

Congresswoman Porter believes that Orange County seniors should be able to age with dignity in our communities. She is a cosponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act, which would increase Social Security benefits, improve adjustments for inflation, and make more Americans eligible for critical support. She also introduced the bipartisan Homecare for Seniors Act, which would allow older Americans with health savings accounts to use these funds for homecare expenses. Source: 2024 California Senate campaign website Porter.house.gov Apr 5, 2023

Tim Sheehy: Will fight to preserve benefits seniors have earned

We must keep our commitment to every Montana senior to protect their Social Security and Medicare benefits. Our nation made a promise to our seniors, and I will fight each and every day to honor that promise and preserve the benefits they've earned. Source: 2024 Montana Senate campaign website TimForMT.com Jun 27, 2023

David Costello: Raise FICA tax cap, increase benefits to low-income retirees

Raise the FICA payroll tax cap.
Provide increased benefits to low-income retirees.
Establish a sovereign wealth fund to help in funding Social Security and Medicare.
Back the expansion of government incentivized retirement savings and investment accounts for working- and middle-class Americans to supplement Social Security.

Source: 2024 Maine Senate campaign website CostelloForSenate.com Jul 24, 2023

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Will always fight to protect Medicare & Social Security

Florida is one of the least affordable states in the nation, but Senator Rick Scott wants to raise taxes on our families and end Social Security and Medicare coverage. As someone who takes care of her elderly mother, Debbie will always fight to protect Medicare, Social Security and access to quality, affordable healthcare. Source: 2024 Florida Senate campaign website DebbieForFlorida.com Aug 22, 2023

James Craig: Eliminate taxation of Social Security benefits

Social security is the largest government program and by itself makes up almost a quarter of all government spending. To qualify, claimants pay social security taxes on their earnings for their entire lives. On top of the tax that's assessed for qualification for social security benefits, the social security benefits that one who's eligible receives are also taxed. This is among the most egregious instances of double taxation in the tax code and should be eliminated lock, stock and barrel. Source: 2024 Michigan Senate campaign website ChiefJamesCraig.com Oct 10, 2023

Angela Alsobrooks: Opposes defunding or privatizing Social Security, Medicare

Angela will advocate for the protection and preservation of Social Security and Medicare. She views these programs as a promise made to seniors and firmly opposes any efforts to defund or privatize them. Angela strongly stands against raising the retirement age or cutting benefits for either program. Additionally, she advocates for eliminating the payroll cap on Social Security taxes to ensure the long-term solvency of the program. Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com Feb 16, 2024

Eric Hansen: We need to add 401(k)+ benefit options for future retirees

We must protect Social Security and ensure the program does not run short of money in 10 years as predicted. We need to add 401(k)+ benefit options for future retirees in addition to Social Security that could increase the average benefit from $24,000 to $100,000 a year while stimulating the economy and creating new jobs. Source: 2024 Delaware Senate campaign website VoteEricHansen.com Feb 23, 2024

Hung Cao: We have the money to meet commitments to Social Security

As United States Senator, I will protect Social Security and Medicare. The reason why Social Security and Medicare are in danger is because politicians and bureaucrats raided those programs for their pet projects. If our government has the money to pay for pensions in Ukraine, we have the money to meet our commitments to Social Security with no gimmicks, no tricks, and no schemes. Period. Source: 2024 Virginia Senate campaign website HungForVA.com Jun 20, 2024

Glenn Elliott: Oppose any attempts to undermine these critical programs

Our seniors, who have given their best years to building a brighter future for us all, deserve to retire with the dignity and security they have earned. Yet, today, they face an uncertain future as the pillars of Social Security and Medicare show signs of strain. In the Senate, I will oppose any attempts to undermine these critical programs and will work tirelessly to improve and expand them by making sure they have sustainable funding sources. Source: 2024 West Virginia Senate campaign website ElliottForWV.com Jun 18, 2024

Mike Sapraicone: Will defend benefits that seniors have earned

For more than a century, New York has been a destination for those seeking opportunity for themselves and their families. Mike Sapraicone will invest in our public schools, hospitals, and environmental treasures to ensure New York continues to be a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Mike will also defend Social Security and Medicare to provide seniors with benefits they have earned. Source: 2024 New York Senate campaign website MikeSapraicone.com Jul 7, 2024

John Deaton: Honor our commitments & replenish our national trust fund

We must honor our commitment to Americans who expect to rely on Social Security. At the same time, we must replenish a national trust fund that has been robbed for decades by politicians to fund pet projects without serious promises of paying back what they took. Preserving Social Security should not be a partisan wedge issue, but unfortunately Senator Warren has made it one. One-party solutions will never happen, which is why we need nonpartisan leaders in Washington who can bring both sides to the table. Modest tax increases on the wealthiest Americans, along with means testing, is not enough to close the $2.6 trillion hole in Social Security which accounts for 38% of the government's $35 trillion national debt. We must get serious about confronting whether the current program is sustainable for those who come after us, and it will require us to ask private employers and individual families to join together in preparing for their retirement years. Source: 2024 Massachusetts JohnDeatonForSenate.com campaign website Sep 9, 2024

John Curtis: Make sure its sustainable for future generations

These important programs have a real and direct impact on many lives. I've known many individuals, including my own parents, who relied upon Social Security for the last 20 years of their lives. As my parents grew older, I witnessed first-hand their reliance on Medicare and the critical role that it played in their care. As your Congressman, I am committed to keeping these programs strong and available for those who need it now and making sure that they are sustainable for future generations. Source: 2024 Utah Senate campaign website curtis.house.gov Oct 9, 2024

Patricia Morgan: Saving and strengthening it is a necessity

I am a financial advisor. I help my clients prepare for retirement. This is what I know, social security and Medicare are an important part of everyone's plans. The truth is that approximately 50% of our seniors depend on social security as their only source of income. Without it they would live in poverty and/or dependent on others. Saving and strengthening it is a necessity. We must act now before our retirees are faced with diminished benefits. Source: 2024 Rhode Island Senate campaign website PatriciaMorgan.com Oct 8, 2024

The above quotations are from Survey of 2024 Senate campaign websites. Click here for definitions & background information on Social Security. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Elizabeth Warren on Social Security. Click here for more quotes by Ted Cruz on Social Security.
*Candidates and political leaders on Social Security:*
*Candidates for President & Vice-President:* V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA) Chase Oliver(L-GA) Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA) Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL) Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH) Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN) Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)	*2024 presidential primary contenders:* Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE) N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R) N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R) Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R) S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R) Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R) Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN) U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN) Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH) S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
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