Social Security Cuts Needed, GOP Rep. Says: ‘Have to Have the Stomach’ [Video]

Republican Richard McCormick has said the incoming government will have to “have the stomach” to make decisions regarding the funding of Social Security and other government programs.

Speaking on Fox Business, the Georgia representative said some “hard decisions” about mandatory funds for certain health and social welfare programs are on the way for Congress, with both chambers set to be controlled by the GOP following the results of the November 5 election.

“We’re going to have some hard decisions,” McCormick said. “We have got to bring the Democrats in to talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare. There is hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved and we know how to do it, we just have to have the stomach to actually take those challenges on.”

In the 2024 fiscal year, which ended in September, $1.46 trillion was spent on Social Security, which pays retirement, survivor and disability benefits to tens of millions …