Protect Medicare and Social Security from cuts.

Kim Schrier · Washington · Democratic

policy impact 0.85 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 90%

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Occurrences

Evidence

The 2026 Trustees summary says Social Security and Medicare continue to face significant financing issues. OASI can pay full scheduled benefits until Q4 2032, then 78%; Medicare HI until Q2 2033, then 89%. It also says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act lowered future revenue from taxation of Social Security benefits and worsened HI finances.

Recent official lookback-window evidence shows the broad promise remains unresolved: both programs still face projected shortfalls and potential future benefit/payment reductions absent further legislation.

unresolved same_term

Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs: A Summary of the 2026 Annual Reports
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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The House voted 218-214 to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The roll call lists Rep. Schrier, Democrat of Washington, voting No.

Schrier opposed a bill later identified by the 2026 trustees summary as worsening Social Security and Medicare trust fund finances, but the bill passed, so this is concrete effort rather than delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The House passed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, 327-75. The roll call lists Rep. Schrier, Democrat of Washington, voting Yea.

Schrier voted for a Social Security benefit-expansion/protection bill that repealed benefit-reducing WEP and GPO rules for affected beneficiaries.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 456, H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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SSA says the Social Security Fairness Act was signed January 5, 2025, ended WEP and GPO, and increased benefits for affected workers. SSA reported over 3.1 million payments totaling $17 billion by July 7, 2025.

Official implementation confirms a partial delivery for Social Security protection: some prior benefit cuts were eliminated and payments increased for affected beneficiaries.

partial same_term A for effort

Social Security Fairness Act: Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Update
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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The House passed H.R. 5376 on the Senate amendment, 220-207. The roll call lists Rep. Schrier, Democrat of Washington, voting Yea.

Schrier voted for the Inflation Reduction Act vehicle that became law and included Medicare prescription drug cost protections.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 420 | Bill Number: H.R. 5376
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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CMS says the Inflation Reduction Act improved Medicare by expanding benefits, lowering drug costs, and strengthening Medicare. Negotiated prices for 10 Part D drugs take effect January 1, 2026, with projected $6 billion in Medicare net savings and $1.5 billion in beneficiary savings.

Official CMS implementation confirms partial delivery for Medicare protection through lower drug costs and program savings, though it does not resolve the broader no-cuts promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Negotiated Prices for Initial Price Applicability Year 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Schrier materially supported measures that protected parts of Social Security and Medicare while in federal office: she voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which produced Medicare drug-cost protections and program savings, and voted for the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed WEP/GPO benefit reductions for affected beneficiaries. She also opposed H.R. 1, later identified as worsening program finances. However, the broader promise to protect both Medicare and Social Security from cuts was not fully delivered because the 2026 trustees summary still projects trust-fund shortfalls and future benefit or payment reductions absent further legislation. This supports partial delivery with same-term timing rather than full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%