Lisa Blunt Rochester on Social Security

Fight any attempt to privatize Social Security and Medicare

Before Social Security and Medicare, the single biggest cause of poverty in this country was getting old. We saw this problem, came together as a country, and created two of the most successful public programs of all time. Most Republicans in Washington want to gamble with our seniors' wellbeing by privatizing Social Security and cutting Medicare.

In Congress, Lisa will be a champion for our seniors by:
• Fighting any attempt to privatize Social Security and Medicare
• Allow Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices
• Opposing reductions in cost of living adjustments
• Fighting to keep the retirement age at 67
• Increasing the current qualified income cap

Opposes diverting some FICA into personal accounts.

The Project Vote Smart Voter Guide inferred how candidates would respond to the question, 'Social Security: Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?' Project Vote Smart notes, "in response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided [for candidates who] refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their parties and advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."