'You're doing it again!' GOP lawmaker dismisses CNN anchor's question on Medicare cuts
3 days, 19 hours ago

'You're doing it again!' GOP lawmaker dismisses CNN anchor's question on Medicare cuts

Raw Story  

Republican Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer took issue Wednesday with the way CNN anchor Pamela Brown repeatedly asked about possible cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Brown continued, "President Trump, we should emphasize, says Medicare will not be touched," while still promising to cut "waste, fraud, and abuse" via Elon Musk's DOGE. "What do you say to critics who claim that's just cover to make substantial cuts to Medicare, and you're saying that because you know how bad it would be politically to say, 'We're going to make cuts to Medicare?'" "You can criticize them," Brown said, "but what I'm getting at, are Republicans going to make cuts through waste, fraud and abuse to Medicaid, as you said?

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‘$700 billion? With a B?’ CNN host presses MAGA lawmaker as GOP hunts for Medicaid fraud
1 week, 4 days ago

‘$700 billion? With a B?’ CNN host presses MAGA lawmaker as GOP hunts for Medicaid fraud

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CNN’s Kasie Hunt had difficulty swallowing the multi-billion-dollar promise in cuts to Medicaid Rep. Chip Roy and other House Republicans have vowed to achieve in their DOGE-led cost-cutting spree of the federal government – and she put the MAGA lawmaker’s numbers to the test. But when it came time to defend the $700 billion that Republicans claim they can identify …

'I didn't finish': CNN anchor spars with GOP rep about cutting entitlements
1 week, 4 days ago

'I didn't finish': CNN anchor spars with GOP rep about cutting entitlements

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CNN's Brianna Keilar pushed Rep. Tim Burchett Tuesday about Elon Musk's remarks on cutting up to $700 billion from Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. "Ma'am, but you have to ask yourself, why are these people so opposed to finding waste, abuse, and fraud in these departments because the money would get back to the people in need?" "I think these …

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda
3 months ago

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda

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Rep. Jamie Raskin warned CNN's Jim Sciutto that Republicans could very well slash critical programs like Social Security and Medicare in the next Congress — but Sciutto wanted to know what exactly Democrats plan to do about it. "So let's talk about what comes next, because Republicans in their private meeting, they made a handshake agreement to cut $2.5 trillion …

CNN host fact-checks GOP claim that no one wants to cut Social Security: "Rick Scott said that!"
2 years, 1 month ago

CNN host fact-checks GOP claim that no one wants to cut Social Security: "Rick Scott said that!"

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Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., tried to claim that no Republicans wanted to cut Social Security during an appearance on CNN Wednesday, but he was quickly called out by host Kaitlan Collins. While discussing President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, Donalds accused Biden of creating a "fallacy" that the GOP had plans to cut Social Security and Medicare. she …

Republicans Still Think Trump Will Cut Social Security And Medicare -- Eventually
8 years ago

Republicans Still Think Trump Will Cut Social Security And Medicare -- Eventually

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he would not cut Social Security or Medicare, and in his first budget as president, he is sticking to that promise. “What I heard Mick Mulvaney say this week is we’re doing our skinny budget first and we’re not touching those things in our skinny budget,” …

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