Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern discussed his plan to extend the solvency of Social Security while criticizing the White House for attacking his proposal.
A top House Republican wants to raise the retirement age for social security benefits to save the program from a projected 2033 insolvency deadline. Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern, R-Okla., released a budget last month that included conservative proposals to cut federal spending and extend the life of social security. If nothing is done, the critical program will face a roughly 20% cut in 2034.
On the subject of age specifically, Hern pointed out that the average life expectancy in the U.S. was in the early 60s when Social Security began. Today, the average life expectancy is in the late 70s. 'So you’re living years on a program that was never designed to… be that way,' Hern said. The RSC is a large bloc of conservative House Republicans, accounting for roughly 80% of the conference.
This is just another failed attempt by Joe Biden to push aside an issue that's very important to retirees out there,' Hern told Fox News Digital of the backlash. 'Our budget doesn't touch anyone that's in retirement, or near retirement.' He added: 'If I told you today, at your age, just as it affected me when I was 21 years old, you're going to move my retirement age two years, I’d think – so what, it’s not going to be there anyway.
Hern insisted that any change would likely need to be bipartisan – and he said he’s been having discussions with Trump about what to do if he wins back the White House. 'The reality is, is President Trump's no different than us,' Hern said. 'We've talked about this, he and I and his team. We have no desire, no desire to cut back on any benefits in retirement or near retirement, but he understands, his team understands, that we have to make sure it's solid.
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