Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis voted for a budget resolution in 2013 that proposed raising the Medicare and Social Security retirement age to 70. That is not his current stance, despite claims from Donald Trump and some Democrats.
Since his book,"The Courage to Be Free," was released Feb. 28, DeSantis has stopped in Texas, Iowa and California. DeSantis Watch, a project of the left-leaning advocacy groups Progress Florida and Florida Watch, ran advertisements in some of those places on social media to counter DeSantis' speeches with reminders of his votes in the U.S. House.meant to coincide with his March 4 fundraiser in Dallas.
The group is referring to DeSantis' vote on a nonbinding budget resolution in 2013. His past support of reining spending on Medicare and Social Security is a consistent line of attack from his opponents, including former President Donald Trump. The ads use the word"wants," suggesting current support, while a press release from DeSantis Watch more accurately refers to how he"voted" to increase the retirement age.First, let's clarify what then-Rep. DeSantisBudget resolutions are symbolic statements of a policy preference; even if they pass, they do not become law.
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