Congressman refuses to tell constituents the truth about an extreme plan to cut benefits and raise the Social Security retirement age
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
KENOSHA, Wis. – Congressman Bryan Steil is focused on one thing during the August Congressional recess: Misleading his constituents about his real record on Social Security and Medicare.
According to the Kenosha News, Rep. Steil told constituents last week, “There was this big push to try to scare people that what conservatives were doing was going to cut Medicare and Social Security. Not true. We didn’t cut it. And I’m here to tell you, I’m not going to cut it.”
Unfortunately, Rep. Steil is hiding the facts about his own record. Steil didn’t tell his constituents that he’s a member of the Republican Study Committee, which recently released an extreme budget proposal that would make major changes to Social Security and Medicare. If passed, the budget would raise the Social Security retirement age and cut Medicare and Medicaid benefits for many Wisconsinites.
He also failed to mention that the Republican Study Committee’s budget would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act’s improvements to Medicare’s prescription drug coverage, including a $35 monthly cap on insulin costs, allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices, and forcing big pharmaceutical companies to pay rebates when they increase prices higher than the rate of inflation.
“Congressman Steil’s record of supporting cuts to Social Security and Medicare is clear and his constituents aren’t going to be fooled by his empty promises,” said Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh. “Instead of misleading the people he’s supposed to represent, Congressman Steil should tell the truth about this extreme budget and explain why he continues to choose the side of big drug companies instead of working families and seniors here in Wisconsin.”
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