Biden Proposal Would Extend Medicare Solvency by 25 Years Through Tax Increase on High Earners

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Biden renewed the charge in his State of the Union address on Feb. 7, saying, "Some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset," referring to a plan authored by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) -- a claim was quickly dismissed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) -- and also a Republican Study Committee report released last year that suggested alterations to Social Security and Medicare.
47% : McCarthy and other prominent Republicans have said they envision no changes to Medicare or Social Security, but want to return federal spending to 2022 levels.
13% : When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) refused to raise the debt ceiling in January until the president agreed to future spending cuts, Biden accused the Republicans of trying to cut Medicare and Social Security, which account for 31 percent of the nation's budget.

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