LETTER: Tenney’s debt hypocrisy is going to cost seniors
To the Editor:
Rep. [Claudia] Tenney talks a big game on the debt and deficits, but words are one thing, actions are another. When it comes down to it, Tenney has been part of Washington Republicans exploding the national debt, and now her hypocrisy is threatening to cost seniors in cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
Tenney voted for the GOP tax [bill] – a handout to millionaires and large corporations – that is going to add $1.9 trillion to the national debt.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office recently projected that after just over a year of unified Republican control of Washington, the annual federal budget deficit is expected to exceed $1 trillion by 2020.
Now Washington Republicans are voting to advance a plan that AARP says could potentially lead to deep cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits. No one should be surprised—this is what Speaker Paul Ryan promised to do when he passed the tax [bill].
Seniors have spent a lifetime paying into Social Security and Medicare and don’t deserve to have their benefits exposed to cuts just because Washington Republicans like Rep. Tenney can’t keep their word.
Evan Lukaske, DCCC spokesperson