Budd supported a GOP plan that would keep Social Security funds solvent by reducing future benefits and gradually raising the retirement age. However, the ad ignores that the proposed Social Security changes were not immediate.
The bill itself did not cut Medicare. It staved off cuts to Medicare that would have happened automatically without congressional action.
Although 10 Republicans supported the bill in the Senate, almost no Republicans supported it in the House. Critics told Roll Call they believed Democrats could raise the debt ceiling on their own. Budd voted against the bill, saying in a Dec. 14that the federal government should strive to"operate with efficiency and fiscal responsibility," adding,"I cannot participate in enabling Washington’s spending addiction.
H. Con. Res. 71" — the budget resolution — while their accusation is based on an amendment proposal to that budget."It's been five years since this bill and no cuts have been made," he said."They are trying to find loopholes to hit Ted on because they have nothing."The Senate Majority PAC says"Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.
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