David McCormick Has Threatened Social Security, Which Millions of Pennsylvanians Rely On

PENNSYLVANIA — The 89th anniversary of the Social Security Act being signed into law is a reminder that David McCormick has threatened to put the program on the chopping block.

During his 2022 Senate campaign, McCormick pushed to gut Social Security and Medicare, a move that would increase health care costs and rip away benefits earned through a lifetime of work from millions of Pennsylvanians.

Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson TaNisha Cameron issued the following statement:

“David McCormick has repeatedly threatened Social Security, a program that millions of Pennsylvanians rely on, while supporting policies that benefit big corporations and the wealthiest Americans. McCormick’s out-of-touch agenda will continue to prioritize his Wall Street friends over working families.”

Here’s David McCormick’s Record of Threats to Social Security:

• McCormick has supportedputting Social Security on the chopping block.
  • McCormick: “So the path through this is […] a tightening of the belt […] And as I said, there’s entitlements and a number of other drivers of that.” [John Fredericks Radio Show, 11/16/23; 4:40]

• McCormick said entitlements like Social Security “aren’t sustainable” and that he doesn’t think children “are going to be able to live under the same entitlements that all of us here are.”

• McCormick advocated for privatizing Social Security and Medicareas an official in the Bush administration.
  • McCormick: “…We are committed to continuing to improve our fiscal outlook, particularly through measures to address the challenge of entitlement spending reform. We have already taken steps to increase incentives for private saving through tax reforms affecting capital income, and we are striving to broaden these tax reforms to further boost personal saving.” [Heartland Signal, 5/12/22]