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!"

Salon  

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 said, referring to the Florida Republican senator's plan to have Social Security and Medicare sunset every five years unless Congress votes to keep funding them. Donalds said that changes to Social Security and Medicare needed to be "studied" to ensure their solvency, but insisted that no Republican wanted to tie cuts to the programs to raising the debt ceiling.

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"We're not being honest": Sen. Curtis says GOP is deceiving voters about Social Security cuts
3 days, 12 hours ago

"We're not being honest": Sen. Curtis says GOP is deceiving voters about Social Security cuts

Salon  

Republicans are dancing around the third rail of American politics and at least one GOP lawmaker has had enough. During a stop by NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, accused his own party of playing dumb around potential cuts to Social Security. Curtis said he wouldn't go as far as Donald Trump adviser Elon Musk, who …

'You're doing it again!' GOP lawmaker dismisses CNN anchor's question on Medicare cuts
6 days, 20 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 …

Voters flood town halls with fears of Social Security cuts, putting heat on GOP over Musk and DOGE
1 week, 3 days ago

Voters flood town halls with fears of Social Security cuts, putting heat on GOP over Musk and DOGE

Associated Press  

HOLLAND, Mich. — One after another, callers on a telephone town hall with U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga pressed the Michigan Republican about possible cuts to Social Security. “But we can’t get any help because we can’t get through to anybody.” Huizenga pledged throughout the meeting: “Let me just reiterate, Social Security is not being touched.” Similar exchanges have played out …

'Screams his freaking head off!' MSNBC's Rachel Maddow floored by Dem's searing takedown
1 week, 6 days ago

'Screams his freaking head off!' MSNBC's Rachel Maddow floored by Dem's searing takedown

Raw Story  

The epic fist-pounding rant unleashed by Rep. John Larson left MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow celebrating the explosive takedown of DOGE head Elon Musk’s efforts to dismantle Social Security – and the surprising result. “Veteran Democratic Congressman John Larson of Connecticut just ripping the bark off today about Social Security and what Republicans are really doing here,” Maddow said. “And indeed, as …

If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled
2 weeks ago

If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled

LA Times  

Rep. David Valadao, shown at a dairy farm in 2022, faces the difficult task of reassuring constituents in his Central Valley district that he will stave off cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would almost certainly cut into …

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

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

Raw Story  

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 …

Jasmine Crockett slams speaker over claims Medicare won't be cut in spending bill
2 weeks ago

Jasmine Crockett slams speaker over claims Medicare won't be cut in spending bill

Raw Story  

Rep. Jasmine Crockett slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson for claiming the GOP's stopgap funding bill won't cut entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Crockett appeared on CNN Tuesday after Johnson's morning press conference during which he blamed Democrats for "lying" about the cuts. Johnson said he planned for a House vote Tuesday on the "clean" funding bill that did …

'A lie!' Speaker slams Dems as he claims 'zero' plan to cut Social Security and Medicaid
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2 weeks ago

'A lie!' Speaker slams Dems as he claims 'zero' plan to cut Social Security and Medicaid

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed Democrats for "lying" about the House Republicans' funding bill that he claimed will pass the House on Tuesday. In a press conference from Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, Johnson declared "we'll have the votes" to pass the funding bill and avert a government shutdown. "They either have an issue with reading comprehension, or they are attempting …

'You've got to cut stuff like Medicaid!' Maria Bartiromo loses cool with GOP lawmaker
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'You've got to cut stuff like Medicaid!' Maria Bartiromo loses cool with GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo lost her cool with Rep. Brandon Gill after he refused to say he would cut Medicaid and other social safety net programs. During an interview on Thursday, Gill suggested Congress could pay for over $4 trillion in tax cuts being pushed by President Donald Trump by deploying billionaire Elon Musk to cut waste, fraud, and …

House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda
1 month ago

House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his “big, beautiful bill” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans. Trump had invited several dozen Republicans to the White House, including …

'Voted to gut Medicaid': Dems go on offense as GOP advances 'disgraceful budget'
1 month ago

'Voted to gut Medicaid': Dems go on offense as GOP advances 'disgraceful budget'

Raw Story  

House Republicans finally passed a budget resolution on Tuesday night by the narrowest of margins following hours of vote wrangling and argument, initiating the process to draft a sweeping tax cut, energy, and border bill that could culminate in slashes to social services including Medicaid and nutritional assistance. "99% of House Republicans just voted to gut Medicaid so they can …

Messy House-Senate battle takes shape over fate of Trump agenda
1 month ago

Messy House-Senate battle takes shape over fate of Trump agenda

CNN  

CNN — Senate Republicans are signaling they’re ready to take a buzzsaw to the House’s plans for President Donald Trump’s first major legislative package in a high-stakes clash that is likely just the start of the obstacles Hill Republicans will face this spring. Unlike the Senate’s national security and energy focused blueprint, the House plan also includes temporary tax cuts, …

Johnson insists Republicans won’t cut entitlements to pay for Trump’s agenda
1 month ago

Johnson insists Republicans won’t cut entitlements to pay for Trump’s agenda

CNN  

CNN — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Wednesday that Republicans will not make cuts to Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security as they work to pass – and pay for – President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. Now that said, what we are going to do is go into those programs and carve out the fraud, waste and abuse, and find …

Republicans Downplay Medicaid Cuts Amid Town Hall Voter Backlash
1 month ago

Republicans Downplay Medicaid Cuts Amid Town Hall Voter Backlash

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Republicans are feeling the sting of voter anger at recent town hall meetings where lawmakers’ constituents complained about Elon Musk slashing the government and the House GOP’s plan to cut Medicaid. At their first press conference back in the Capitol after a weeklong recess, House Republican leaders dubiously insisted that their budget resolution won’t touch …

Donald Trump vows no cuts to Social Security benefits, Medicaid amid Elon Musk-led fraud probe
1 month ago

Donald Trump vows no cuts to Social Security benefits, Medicaid amid Elon Musk-led fraud probe

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump has reiterated that Social Security benefits will not be cut, despite growing concerns over Elon Musk’s review of the program for potential fraud. Musk’s fraud allegations spark concern Democrats have raised alarms that Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may push for Social Security cuts under the guise of eliminating fraud. Musk’s controversial claims on Social Security …

'Not true': CNN panel shuts down GOP operative as he misquotes Social Security claim
1 month, 1 week ago

'Not true': CNN panel shuts down GOP operative as he misquotes Social Security claim

Raw Story  

Republican operative Brad Todd on Tuesday tried to pass off false information on CNN about Social Security payments — but was quickly shot down by fellow panelist Elliot Williams. While discussing Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency gaining access to highly sensitive data at the Social Security Administration, Todd justified them gaining access to it by mischaracterizing a 2023 …

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

LA Times  

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening healthcare coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program. Weeks before Congress began debating those changes, Republican governors in Arkansas, Ohio and South Dakota were making moves to implement Medicaid work rules of their own, likely to be approved by …

'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

Raw Story  

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 …

'You guys suck': Irate MTG snatches Trump's Social Security promise and throws it on floor
3 months, 1 week ago

'You guys suck': Irate MTG snatches Trump's Social Security promise and throws it on floor

Raw Story  

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene literally threw President-elect Donald Trump's promise not to cut Social Security on the floor as she met with the House DOGE Caucus for the first time on Tuesday. As Greene was heading into a meeting with the caucus that will give recommendations to Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, she was confronted by advocate Alex Lawson, executive …

'Nothing is sacrosanct': GOP floats Social Security cuts after Musk Capitol Hill visit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Nothing is sacrosanct': GOP floats Social Security cuts after Musk Capitol Hill visit

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers on Thursday signaled a willingness to target Social Security and other mandatory programs after meeting with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaire pair President-elect Donald Trump chose to lead a new commission tasked with slashing federal spending and regulations. After airing Norman's remarks, Fox Business reported that Musk and Ramaswamy told lawmakers that no federal program is …

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security

Raw Story  

Republicans are already revealing their eagerness to cut earned benefits for millions of Americans, if one House Republican is to be believed. In a recent interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, Rep. Richard McCormick said that he aims to convince his fellow lawmakers that "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid if his party …

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts

Raw Story  

Rep. Richard McCormick told Fox Business that Republicans will desperately need help from Democrats if they intend to cut Social Security and Medicare — both of which are programs Democrats have historically supported. So, Trump's tax cuts and his mass deportation plan will result in adding almost as much as the entire government functioning for a year. "We're gonna have …

Column: Trump pledges not to cut Social Security. Here are the ways he could breach that promise
4 months ago

Column: Trump pledges not to cut Social Security. Here are the ways he could breach that promise

LA Times  

Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley explained to a congressional committee that the program’s caseload has expanded rapidly while staffing has hit a 50-year low. “There’s a very serious worry on the horizon,” Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley told Al Sharpton on MSNBC last weekend, “because Donald Trump’s policies would seriously reduce the fiscal health of Social Security. Let’s take a …

'I hope Social Security's around': Trump rallygoer expresses fear of Project 2025
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'I hope Social Security's around': Trump rallygoer expresses fear of Project 2025

Raw Story  

A supporter of Donald Trump said she feared Social Security would be degraded after being warned about Project 2025. "And I have friends who keep trying to say, you know, because the Democrats keep saying that Project 2025 is Trump's, and it's not, but they don't seem to listen, you know. "I would think so, because of the fact that …

CNN turns fact-check against Kamala Harris' Project 2025 claims
5 months, 1 week ago

CNN turns fact-check against Kamala Harris' Project 2025 claims

Raw Story  

A CNN fact checker turned his attention to Kamala Harris Wednesday, shooting down frequent attacks the Democratic candidate has aimed at Project 2025. “Donald Trump will give billionaires and corporations massive tax cuts, cut Social Security and medicare and make it easier for companies to deny overtime pay for workers,” Harris said in a rally speech given in North Carolina …

'Number of falsehoods': CNN cuts away from Trump rally to deliver brutal fact-check
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Number of falsehoods': CNN cuts away from Trump rally to deliver brutal fact-check

Raw Story  

CNN cut off live coverage of former President Donald Trump's campaign speech Thursday to deliver a lengthy fact-check over a "number of falsehoods." Anchors Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez interrupted the Republican presidential nominee's rally in Saginaw, Michigan, to correct a series of false statements, even as Trump railed against "lying" Vice President Kamala Harris, whose name he mispronounced. "We've …

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday. Meanwhile, Social Security’s trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients — will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, …

Column: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple

LA Times  

House Speaker Mike Johnson : His caucus makes no secret about what it intends to do with government services, and it’s not pretty. That brings us to the Republican Study Committee’s prescriptions for Social Security and the other major benefit programs, Medicare and Medicaid. The committee members grouse about how Social Security has expanded since it was originally signed into …

Social Security, Medicare, and 2024: House Republicans proposed wildly unpopular cuts to entitlement programs—and President Biden pounced.
55 years, 2 months ago

Social Security, Medicare, and 2024: House Republicans proposed wildly unpopular cuts to entitlement programs—and President Biden pounced.

Slate  

Does Joe Biden have a little momentum? Recently, both Trump and Republican members of Congress have generously taken to making Biden’s case for him—grabbing the third rail of American politics with both hands by pledging to cut beloved entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. It calls for raising the eligibility age for Social Security, a major benefit cut; overhauling …

‘If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath’: Trump campaign downplays remarks
1 year ago

‘If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath’: Trump campaign downplays remarks

LA Times  

Former President Trump warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November, and claimed that he — not President Biden — will protect Social Security, as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio. Trump, speaking Saturday on a wind-whipped airfield outside Dayton, praised his chosen candidate in the Senate race as an “‘America first’ champion” and a “political …

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins
1 year ago

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins

Raw Story  

During his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump vowed not to cut Social Security if he won the election. Krugman continued, "It clearly signaled Democrats' vision for the future — in particular, their belief that we can preserve the solvency of Social Security and Medicare by raising taxes on high incomes rather than by cutting benefits. President George W. Bush proposed privatizing …

'Social Security is on the ballot,' say advocates as Trump threatens cuts
1 year ago

'Social Security is on the ballot,' say advocates as Trump threatens cuts

Raw Story  

With U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed 2025 budget released by the White House Monday just after former President Donald Trump issued his latest threat to slash Social Security and other safety net programs, economic justice groups said the choice between the two 2024 candidates could not be clearer. While Trump's answer was "largely gibberish," according to former National Economic Council …

Biden Has 4 Terse Words For Republicans Who Want To Cut Medicare
1 year ago

Biden Has 4 Terse Words For Republicans Who Want To Cut Medicare

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden took aim at any Republicans seeking to roll back social services, including Medicare and the protections under the Affordable Care Act, during a fervent State of the Union address on Thursday evening. In an impassioned moment of his speech, Biden vowed to protect Social Security and health care benefits for seniors, adding that the …

Trump Endorses Texas Republican Who’s Open To Raising Taxes, Overhauling Social Security
1 year ago

Trump Endorses Texas Republican Who’s Open To Raising Taxes, Overhauling Social Security

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Despite saying often he opposes cutting Social Security and Medicare, and raising taxes, former President Donald Trump has endorsed a Republican House candidate who’s been pushing a commission that could do both of those things. On his social media site, Trump reposted a message from late January, in which he endorsed Arrington as “working hard to Cut …

Republican who once proposed sunsetting Social Security floats leadership bid
1 year ago

Republican who once proposed sunsetting Social Security floats leadership bid

Raw Story  

Republican Sen. Rick Scott said Friday that he is "seriously considering" a bid to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate GOP caucus, an announcement that brought renewed attention to his previous support for sunsetting all federal programs every five years—including Social Security and Medicare. Two years ago, Scott—then serving as head of the Senate GOP's campaign committee—released …

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy
1 year, 2 months ago

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy

NPR  

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The classic …

Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government
1 year, 9 months ago

Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Even with the new spending restraints in the debt limit deal that cut borrowing by $1.5 trillion, the U.S. government’s deficits are still on course to keep climbing to record levels over the next few decades. “This debt limit agreement is shaking out to be a political face-saving deal without much substance in terms of changing the U.S. …

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform
2 years ago

Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform

Associated Press  

As he mulls a 2024 presidential bid, former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for “common sense and compassionate solutions” to reform entitlement programs and the nation’s debt burden, suggesting changes to Social Security and Medicare programs hurtling toward insolvency, particularly for younger generations, without naming specific recommendations. “It’ll just take courage to do it, and that’s where your …

Why do politicians weaponize Medicare? Because it works
2 years, 1 month ago

Why do politicians weaponize Medicare? Because it works

Raw Story  

The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington is surprised. Well, let me say this: If that’s your dream, I’m your nightmare.” Senior Republicans have distanced themselves from the proposals Biden was referencing, notably ideas from the House Republican Study Committee and Sen. Rick Scott to make cuts or even let Medicare expire unless Congress votes to …

White House mocks Rick Scott
2 years, 1 month ago

White House mocks Rick Scott

Raw Story  

Senator Rick Scott for over a year has had a radical, published, 12-point plan that calls for all federal laws to be "sunsetted" every five years – voided, in other words – unless the House and Senate can pass them again and the sitting President signs them back into law. And yet, Senator Scott has consistently claimed that he never …

GOP senator ditches plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare that Biden called out in State of the Union
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP senator ditches plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare that Biden called out in State of the Union

The Independent  

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Sen. Rick Scott alters policy plan causing heartburn for GOP
2 years, 1 month ago

Sen. Rick Scott alters policy plan causing heartburn for GOP

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended his plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats, including President Joe Biden, repeatedly invoked it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security. Biden held up a pamphlet of Scott’s original plan when he visited the senator’s home state of Florida last week, saying …

Sen. Rick Scott alters policy plan causing heartburn for GOP
2 years, 1 month ago

Sen. Rick Scott alters policy plan causing heartburn for GOP

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended his plan …

Chuck Schumer Vows No Cuts To Medicaid Amid Debt Limit Fight
2 years, 1 month ago

Chuck Schumer Vows No Cuts To Medicaid Amid Debt Limit Fight

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made clear that Democrats won’t accept cuts to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income Americans, amid the ongoing standoff with Republicans over the nation’s borrowing limit. We don’t think any cuts on Medicaid, just like cuts on Medicare and Social Security, should be attached to debt ceiling brinksmanship,” Schumer told …

Column: Who’s lying about the GOP’s plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Who’s lying about the GOP’s plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course

LA Times  

From left, GOP Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah jeer during the State of the Union address when President Biden accused Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security. Let’s examine the fiscal 2023 budget proposal issued by the Republican Study Committee, a key policy body, last June under the title “Blueprint to Save America.” This plan …

Republicans called out for trying to distance themselves from Rick Scott's Social Security and Medicare plan
2 years, 1 month ago

Republicans called out for trying to distance themselves from Rick Scott's Social Security and Medicare plan

Raw Story  

Republicans have been rushing to distance themselves from a plan put forward during the last election by Sen. Rick Scott, which calls for raising taxes on the poor and "sunsetting" Social Security and Medicare every five years, ever since President Joe Biden called it out at the State of the Union Address earlier this week. But, noted CNN's Abby Phillip …

In GOP-held Florida, Biden vows no cuts to Social Security
2 years, 1 month ago

In GOP-held Florida, Biden vows no cuts to Social Security

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Florida — With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden took direct aim at Republicans who have floated cuts to Social Security and Medicare — telling an audience in Florida on Thursday that he would create a “nightmare” for anyone who dreamed of trying them. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Louisville’s 840 WHAS on Thursday …

"It's just a bad idea": McConnell slams Rick Scott proposal to sunset Medicare and Social Security
2 years, 1 month ago

"It's just a bad idea": McConnell slams Rick Scott proposal to sunset Medicare and Social Security

Salon  

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., slammed Sen. Rick Scott's, R-Fla., plan to sunset all federal programs, including Medicare and Social Security, days after President Joe Biden dubbed it the Republican Party's plan at the State of the Union. When asked about the provision that would require Social Security and Medicare to be reauthorized every five years, McConnell told longtime …

Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa
2 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa

The Independent  

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Kevin McCarthy's face-plant: The new GOP speaker is not the negotiation ninja he thinks he is
2 years, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy's face-plant: The new GOP speaker is not the negotiation ninja he thinks he is

Raw Story  

After being forced into submission by people like Donald Trump and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one would think Speaker Kevin McCarthy would have downgraded his own self-assessment as a master negotiator. Axios described Biden as "baiting Republicans to agree with his push to protect Medicare and Social Security." As Tara Golshan at Vanity Fair pointed out in a lengthy Twitter …

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