Interests of a 65-Year-Old

A 65-year-old leads with documented concerns about Social Security solvency, Medicare and prescription drug costs, long-term care costs, cost of living on a fixed income, and the spousal gap for a partner not yet Medicare-eligible. Cornyn earns more 65-year-old credit than Paxton on rural-hospital protection (his rural emergency hospital designation legislation directly helps this demographic in rural Texas), on Medicare Advantage expansion, and on Older Americans Act reauthorization. Paxton's Senate campaign issues page has no dedicated seniors, Medicare, or Medicaid plank, and his support of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (which CBO scored as cutting Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars) hits dual-eligible elderly hardest. Both candidates oppose enhanced ACA premium tax credit extension that affects near-elderly adults age 50-64.