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    Did Ron Johnson say seniors ‘misuse Social Security’? There’s no evidence

    NCIJ NETWNCIJ NETWORKBy NCIJ NETWNCIJ NETWORKAugust 21, 2026 Fact Check No Comments2 Mins Read
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    C-SPAN. “Senate Budget Committee Examines Social Security Solvency.” C-SPAN.Org, C-SPAN, 25 Mar. 2026, https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/senate-budget-committee-examines-social-security-solvency/676234. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    —. “Stakeholders Testify on Medicaid and Health Care Costs.” C-SPAN.Org, C-SPAN, 4 Aug. 2026, https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/stakeholders-testify-on-medicaid-and-health-care-costs/683669. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    —. “Stakeholders Testify on Social Security Solvency.” C-SPAN.Org, C-SPAN, 5 Aug. 2026, https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/stakeholders-testify-on-social-security-solvency/683716. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    “Chairmen Rick Scott and Ron Johnson Pen Letter to Social Security Administration on Steps to Stop Fraud and Protect Benefits for Aging Americans | United States Senate Special Committee on Aging.” Senate.Gov, Senate Committee On Aging, 8 Apr. 2025, https://www.aging.senate.gov/press-releases/chairmen-rick-scott-and-ron-johnson-pen-letter-to-social-security-administration-on-steps-to-stop-fraud-and-protect-benefits-for-aging-americans. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    “Congressional Chronicle – Members of Congress, Hearings and More | C-SPAN.Org | C-SPAN.Org.” C-Span.Org, 2026, https://www.c-span.org/congress/?chamber=senate&date=2024-12-18. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    “ContentKeeper.” Tumblr.Com, 2026, https://liberaleffects.tumblr.com/post/698410562514829312/the-gop-keep-trying-different-excuses-to-end. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    Forbes Breaking News. “Ron Johnson Leads Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Social Security.” YouTube, 25 Mar. 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5NSCCpl_YA. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    —. “‘We Need to Agree on Common Facts’: Ron Johnson Demands Congress Fix Deficit Before SS Insolvency.” YouTube, 7 Aug. 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk9dJGl5VwM. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    Glauber, Bill. “Ron Johnson Calls for Subjecting Medicare and Social Security to Annual Budget Talks.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022.

    Heartland Signal. “Ron Johnson Argues for Eliminating Entitlements.” YouTube, 3 Aug. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrfFtz9HI98. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    “In Their Words: Republicans Want to Gut Your Social Security.” SenateDems, The Senate Democratic Caucus, 14 Aug. 2026, https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-their-words-republicans-want-to-gut-your-social-security. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    Kasprak, Alex. “Did These GOP Politicians Propose or Endorse ‘Sunsetting’ Social Security and Medicare?” Snopes, Snopes.com, 9 Feb. 2023, https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/02/09/gop-sunsetting-social-security-medicare/. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    migrator. “US Sen. Ron Johnson Stands by Medicare, Social Security Remarks After Being Called out by President Joe Biden.” WPR, 9 Feb. 2023, https://www.wpr.org/politics/us-sen-ron-johnson-stands-medicare-social-security-remarks-after-being-called-out-president-joe. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    “Sen. Johnson Suggests Ending Medicare, Social Security as Mandatory Spending Programs.” Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/03/ron-johnson-medicare-social-security/. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    smw. “Chairmen Ron Johnson and Rick Scott Write to Social Security Administration on Steps to Stop Fraud and Protect Benefits for Aging Americans.” U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, 8 Apr. 2025, https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/04/08/2025-4-chairmen-ron-johnson-and-rick-scott-write-to-social-security-administration-on-steps-to-stop-fraud-and-protect-benefits-for-aging-americans/. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    Swales, Vanessa. “Ron Johnson Again Calls Social Security a Ponzi Scheme.” PolitiFact, 5 May 2023, https://politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/05/ron-johnson/sen-ron-johnson-again-says-social-security-is-a-po/. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

    Vakil, Keya. “‘Completely out of Touch’: Ron Johnson’s Threats to Social Security and Medicare Put Wisconsin Seniors in Jeopardy.” UpNorthNewsWI, Up North News, 14 Sept. 2022, https://upnorthnewswi.com/news/politics/ron-johnsons-social-security-medicare-wisconsin-seniors-jeopardy/. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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