The last time a Democratic president lost Congress in a midterm election, he promptly began working with Republicans to try to cut Social Security. Twelve years later, it looks like that’s exactly what Republicans are hoping President Joe Biden will do after the November 2022 election. On Lever Time, we talk to Social Security Works’ Alex Lawson about whether or not the Democratic Party will be open to working with the GOP to eviscerate one of history’s most popular social safety net programs.
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