Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has suggested that Social Security and Medicare be eliminated as federal entitlement programs, and that they should instead become programs approved by Congress on an annual basis as discretionary spending.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Sen. Johnson suggests ending Medicare, Social Security as mandatory spending programs
By Amy B Wang
Updated August 3, 2022 at 1:04 p.m. EDT|Published August 3, 2022 at 11:08 a.m. EDT