>>936819052 (OP)They (both Republicans and Democrats) have to actually come up with a plan that gets the national debt under 75% of GDP within 5 years while preserving SS
Other programs such as medicaid and medicare as well as defense are all fair game, as are taxes.
Once they show the math it gets voted on.
So, basically, it will need to have some sort of combination of raising SS age, increasing taxes and cuts to every program. The only questions is how much the cuts are to which programs and how much the tax increases are and to whom/what.