protect Social Security and Medicare
Protect Social Security and Medicare.
Occurrences
House Democrats won’t stand idly by as Congressional Republicans sacrifice the wellbeing of hardworking people to line the pockets of billionaires like Musk. New Dems are proud to stand alongside our colleagues in the Congressional Progressive Caucus to demand that House Republicans uphold their promise to ensure a dignified retirement and accessible, high quality health care for every American.
introduced H.R. 10437 to guarantee Medigap access for Medicare beneficiaries with pre-existing conditions
Evidence
The campaign issue page says Schneider is 'securing Social Security & Medicare for our future' and that he will 'continue to stand strong against attacks on these crucial programs.'
Congress.gov records that Rep. Schneider introduced H.R. 3729, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2023, and it was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means and later the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Congress.gov shows Schneider introduced H.R. 10437 to guarantee Medigap access for Medicare beneficiaries with pre-existing conditions; the bill was referred to committee and subcommittee and remained introduced.
The New Democrat Coalition said Chair Brad Schneider co-led a letter to Speaker Johnson calling on him to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and opposing cuts that would harm seniors and families.
Assessments
Schneider made concrete same-term efforts to protect or strengthen Social Security and Medicare, including co-leading opposition to proposed cuts and introducing bills related to Medicare access and Social Security caregiver credits. The record provided does not show enactment of a law or final federal outcome that fully secured or protected both programs, so this does not qualify as fully delivered. Because the promise is broad and ongoing, the documented legislative and advocacy work supports partial credit rather than a finding of no action.
Schneider made concrete same-term efforts aligned with the promise, including co-leading a letter opposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare and introducing bills related to Social Security caregiver credits and Medicare beneficiary protections. However, the cited bills stalled in committee/referral and the evidence does not show enacted legislation or a completed policy outcome that fully secured or protected both programs. The promise is therefore best judged as partially fulfilled through advocacy and legislative action, not fully delivered.