Committed to defend Social Security benefits and protect Medicare, and to work to stop what he calls reckless spending so those programs remain solvent.

Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.

Derived from a tracked promise: “Committed to defend Social Security benefits and protect Medicare, and to work to stop what he calls reckless spending so those programs rem…”