🧵 1/2 ⬇️ Yesterday the Senate voted to blow a hole in the Social Security Trust fund, expanding benefits by $200…

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The Senate voted to expand Social Security benefits by $200 billion without corresponding spending cuts, with Vice President Vance and 24 Republican senators supporting it while 25 GOP senators opposed the measure, citing concerns about accelerating the Social Security Trust Fund's bankruptcy.

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🧵 1/2 ⬇️ Yesterday the Senate voted to blow a hole in the Social Security Trust fund, expanding benefits by $200 billion without any corresponding reduction in spending thus speeding up the bankruptcy of Social Security.
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2/2 Vice President Vance and 24 Republican senators voted for this expansion. 25 GOP Senators joined me to oppose adding instability to an already precarious Social Security Trust fund. Here’s the list. Who made the right vote? You decide. govtrack.us/congress/votes…