{"id":1840764,"date":"2023-02-09T09:21:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1840764"},"modified":"2023-02-09T09:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:22:47","slug":"flashback-biden-introduced-bill-to-sunset-all-federal-programs-including-social-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-biden-introduced-bill-to-sunset-all-federal-programs-including-social-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback: Biden Introduced Bill to \u201cSunset\u201d All Federal Programs (Including Social Security)"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflashback-biden-introduced-bill-to-sunset-all-federal-programs-including-social-security%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1840764&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-repeatedly-fell-short-promises-he-made-2022-state-union-address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>President Biden<\/u><\/a>Fox News Digital learns that Senator Byron &#8211; a Delawarean &#8211; introduced legislation to terminate all federal programs, including Medicare and Social Security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The 1975 election was held while Biden was in Congress&#8217;s upper chamber. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-repeats-misleading-jobs-claim-state-union-address\"><u>now-<\/u><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-repeats-misleading-jobs-claim-state-union-address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>President<\/u><\/a> Introduced a bill that requires all federal programs be retired after four years.<\/p>\n<p>Biden stated this when he was introducing his bill as senator. &#8220;it requires every program to be looked at freshly at least once every four years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bidens-state-union-address-top-5-moments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>BIDEN\u2019S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: TOP 5 MOMENTS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/Joe-Biden-State-of-the-Union.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"In 1975, while now-President Biden was in the upper chamber of Congress, he put forward a bill requiring all federal programs to sunset after four years.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>While Vice President Biden was still in the upper chamber, he introduced a bill that required federal programs to be canceled after four years.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The examination is not just of the increased cost of the program, but of the worthiness of the entire program,&#8221; He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bound-congressional-record\/1975\/07\/09\/senate-section\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>In 1975<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden doubled down in support of his legislation from the &#8217;90s and stated on the Senate floor, that his bill would impact Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security, as well,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;I meant Medicare and Medicaid. I meant veterans\u2019 benefits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I meant every single solitary thing in the federal government,&#8221; He stated. &#8220;And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a third time, and I tried it a fourth time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senator Rick Scott, R.Fla., accused Biden in a Wednesday statement to Fox News Digital of lying about his legislative plans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s telling that Joe Biden used his State of the Union speech to lie about my plan. If Biden had a single accomplishment to speak of, he wouldn\u2019t have to lie about me,&#8221; Scott stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t have a bill to cut Social Security and Medicare, but Joe Biden did,&#8221; He continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last night, President Biden said, \u2018Stand up and show [seniors] we will not cut Social Security. \u00a0We will not cut Medicare.\u2019 This morning, Rick Scott quadrupled down on his plan, which fellow Republicans and fact checkers have verified would sunset both programs,&#8221; Andrew Bates, White House deputy press secretary, spoke to Fox News Digital in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Scott compounded that attack on earned benefits by joining a large group of House Republicans in advocating for the biggest Medicare benefits cut in decades: repealing the Inflation Reduction Act and its historic prescription drug savings for the American people. Lots of luck to him in his senior year&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/640\/320\/Sen-Rick-Scott.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., accused President Biden of lying about his legislative plans in a Wednesday statement to Fox News Digital.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>In a statement sent to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, Sen. Rick Scott, R.FL., accused President Biden, of lying about his plans for legislative reforms.<\/span> <span>(Stefani Reynolds\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden stated Tuesday in his State of the Union speech that Republicans wanted to be reelected &#8220;sunset&#8221; The assembled GOP lawmakers booed Medicare and Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset,&#8221; Biden claimed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not saying it&#8217;s a majority,&#8221; He continued while Republican congressional members protested. &#8220;Anybody who doubts it, contact my office, I&#8217;ll give you a copy. I&#8217;ll give you a copy of the proposal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Liar!&#8221; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of R-Ga. shouted.<\/p>\n<p><i>This story has been updated with a statement by the White House.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Houston Keene works as a journalist for Fox News Digital. \u00a0Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President BidenFox News Digital learns that Senator Byron &#8211; a Delawarean &#8211; introduced legislation to terminate all federal programs, including Medicare and Social Security. The 1975 election was held while Biden was in Congress&#8217;s upper chamber. now-President Introduced a bill that requires all federal programs be retired after four years. 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