Bernie Sanders Exposes Republican Scheme To Cut Social Security For The Disabled

by onepercenttakers · Published January 14, 2015 · Updated November 21, 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is warning that Republicans are plotting to cut Social Security benefits for 11 million disabled Americans through a rule change that would make it more difficult to fund the disability account. In a statement, Sen. Sanders explained what the House rules change will mean for disabled Americans who depend on Social Security: “Around 11 million Americans, including nearly 2 million children with a disabled parent, rely on Social Security to help keep them out of poverty,” said Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. A new House rule creates a legal obstacle course that would make it… Read more…