Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson — who have aAi??$30 million campaign behind them — have enlisted the help of a Goldman Sachs adviser to say they will give “financial support” to any Member of Congress who will endorse their plan to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits.
They first announced their support for Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH), who is facing a strong challenge from bold progressive Annie Kuster.
Today, they threw a second endorsement behind Rhode IslandAi??Republican Congressional candidate Brendan Doherty, who is running against Rep. DavidAi??Cicilline.
The key provisions of the Simpson-Bowles plan — a hike in the Social Security age, an outline of cuts to Medicare benefits — are extremely unpopular with the public and the House rejected the plan along a 382-38 vote.
The endorsement from Bowles and Simpson should only serve to identify Doherty as an extreme right-winger willing to cut Social Security and Medicare while lowering corporate taxes.
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