Rep. Lois Frankel calls out Rick Scott, Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump on Social Security and Medicare

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : (Gage Skidmore) Democrats nationally and in Florida spoke about their continued support for Social Security and Medicare on Wednesday, exactly a year after U.S. Sen. Rick Scott called for Congress to sunset those powerhouse federal programs every five years.
56% : "All of us have to be very, very vigilant because Social Security and Medicare are under attack.
56% : "Florida is home to the highest percentage of seniors and the highest percentage of seniors on Social Security and Medicare than any other state in the country."
53% : "Democrats stand united in our fight to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare."
52% : "When he was president, President Trump continually threatened to cut Medicare and Social Security and he promised if re-elected he would do that, so I think there's some political reading the tea leaves, but I would say that is why it is very important especially us in Florida to be very vigilant," she said Wednesday.
49% : Meanwhile, another potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate, former Vice President Mike Pence, told CNBC Wednesday that while he respected U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's recent call to take Social Security and Medicare "off the table" during the current debt ceiling negotiations, "we've got to put them on the table in the long term." Democrats are using the issue to gain traction with seniors well ahead of the 2024 election.
48% : Trump warned all Republicans in a video last month not to cut Social Security or Medicare.
48% : "It says that people who are wealthy should pay their fair share of Social Security and payroll tax." "Protecting Social Security and Medicare will be one of the most important issues in the 2024 election cycle, and every Republican candidate must answer whether they support their party's extreme agenda to cut these programs," said a joint statement issued Wednesday morning from the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Governors Association.
43% : Scott's amended plan shows that Social Security, Medicare, national defense and benefits for veterans would now be exempt from his proposal to require all federal spending programs to be reauthorized every five years.
16% : Just recently, Scott backtracked on his plan to reevaluate Social Security and Medicare every five years, but U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel remains concerned.

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