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House Speaker Mike Johnson said this week that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid need to be ""adjusted and fixed"" — and that Republicans have a plan to do so in 2027.

In a radio interview, Johnson said: ""Every dollar we spend on senior citizens could have gone somewhere else, right? But people basically just pretended like that wasn't the case, because they weren't treated the same way most of the rest of the budget was.""

He added: ""That's not going to be an option anymore.""

The 2026 Social Security Trustees Report moved the trust fund insolvency date to the fourth quarter of 2032 — one quarter earlier than expected. Without action, benefits would be cut by 22%.

89% of Americans 65 and older oppose cutting Social Security benefits. That figure comes from a Cato Institute survey cited in The Hill's analysis this week.

But 47% of Americans aged 18 to 29 support cutting benefits — and younger Americans are more open to means-testing.

A generational battle is now openly developing over a program that older Americans have paid into their entire working lives.

And the Speaker of the House just confirmed the Republican plan is to act on it in 2027 — right after the midterm elections.

Sources: The Hill, ""A battle over Social Security is brewing on the right,"" July 2026. Social Security Trustees Report 2026. Cato Institute survey on Social Security attitudes, cited in The Hill, July 2026.

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