Biden introduced legislation that would sunset all federal programs, including social security, every four years in 1975 when he was a United States senator from Delaware.
Joe Biden introduced legislation that would sunset all federal programs, including social security, every four years when he was a freshman United States senator in 1975.that “some Republicans” wish to “sunset” social security and Medicare, leading to significant pushback from GOP lawmakers on the House floor while millions watched.
But Biden made an even more aggressive proposal when he represented Delaware in the United States Senate, seeking “to sunset all federal programs, including social security and Medicare,” every four years, Fox News, when he introduced S. 2067 on July 19, 1975. Biden’s central argument for reviewing all programs was the rapid increase of the federal budget.
“It is not just the size of our budget that is staggering, but even more the rate at which it is increasing,” Biden“In brief, this bill limits to 4 years the length of any spending authorization for a program,” he added. “Furthermore, it requires that each committee make a detailed study of the program before renewing it for another 4-year period.”“The examination is not just of the increased cost of the program, but of the worthiness of the entire program,” said then-Sen. Biden.
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