House Republicans Introduce Bill to Slash Social Security, Daring Trump to Keep Promise to Save It

by eNews Park Forest on December 9, 2016

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016

By Joan McCarter

CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 07: Demonstrators, including many senior citizens, protest against cuts to federal safety net programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid on November 7, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. About 40 of the demonstrators were arrested, cited, and released after they blocked a downtown intersection and refused police orders to move. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Donald Trump repeatedly promised in his campaign to leave Social Security alone, to make sure that the program would remain untouched for seniors and future retirees. House Republicans either didn’t believe him, or figure they can roll him and push through legislation to undermine the most popular and effective government program in the nation’s history. That’s what Rep. Sam Johnson’s (R-TX)—Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee of the…