Protect Social Security and Medicare benefits

Scholten opposes raising the retirement age and cutting or privatizing Social Security and Medicare, saying the programs should provide the benefits people were promised after a lifetime of contributions. She instead advocates making them more efficient by cracking down on waste, fraud, and abuse, and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

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In their own words

I oppose efforts to raise the retirement age, or to cut or privatize our social safety net.

The source

Hillary Scholten campaign priorities ↗

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026