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All Fact-checks for Retirement

stated on August 8, 2024 in on social media platform X

Ruben Gallego wants to “cut your Social Security.”

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stated on January 11, 2024 in a campaign ad

“Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.”

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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.”

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stated on January 3, 2019 in a Facebook post

Retired U.S. presidents and members of Congress collect full salaries “for life."

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Common Sense Leadership Fund

stated on September 17, 2021 in an attack ad

Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.”

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stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook post

Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.”

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stated on September 28, 2020 in a Facebook post

“AARP endorses Biden and gives financial support to Planned Parenthood.”

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stated on September 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook

“A portion of everything you pay A.A.R.P goes directly to the Democratic Party.”

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stated on September 2, 2020 in campaign website

Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.”

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stated on July 27, 2020 in a press conference

West Virginia is the state with the oldest population.

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stated on July 9, 2020 in on social media

Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits.

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stated on March 25, 2019 in the Texas Senate

"We now have several hundred teachers that are over 100 years old and what I've read recently is that a baby born today, their age expectancy is 110, at least."

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stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing

"Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."

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stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview

Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement."

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New Century Times

stated on December 9, 2016 in a web post

"Republicans Looking To Cut Social Security As Much As 50 percent Immediately."

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stated on December 2, 2016 in a radio interview.

"We adopted the modern Social Security system at a time when the average person died before they were old enough to get Social Security."

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stated on September 12, 2016 in a TV ad

Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."

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stated on September 1, 2016 in a TV ad

Says Mike Gallagher’s plan "would cut Social Security benefits for two-thirds of seniors."

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stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech

Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."

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stated on August 19, 2016 in a campaign ad

Says Hillary Clinton wants illegal immigrants "collecting Social Security benefits."

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Latest promises about Retirement

Expand and increase Social Security benefits

Put Social Security on a path to long-run solvency

Repeal law barring Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices

Require automatic enrollment in IRA plans

Create a retirement savings tax credit for low incomes

Require automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans

Allow penalty-free hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009