Kevin McCarthy's Medicare faceplant
1 year, 10 months ago

Kevin McCarthy's Medicare faceplant

Raw Story  

As I explained in the Standing Room Only newsletter, McCarthy's strategy seems to be to threaten to force the U.S. into debt default and simply let Biden intuit the ransom McCarthy would like paid, i.e. 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 thread, Republican attacks on Social Security and Medicare aren't nearly as well-disguised as they seem to think they are: It's once again proof that Republicans think voters are extremely stupid. In trying to deny that the plan is to destroy Social Security and Medicare, he ended up tweeting confirmation that this is exactly what would happen: Despite his flailing denials, it's been clear from the moment that Scott first released his 11-point plan that the main purpose of the "sunset" provision was so that Social Security and Medicare would expire, and a GOP-controlled Congress would just never get around to voting to keep it around. During the George W. Bush administration, for instance, Republicans thought they could smuggle Social Security destruction past voters by calling it "privatization."

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'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda
2 days, 15 hours 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 …

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’
7 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
8 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.
54 years, 11 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 …

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins
9 months, 1 week 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 …

After Calling Joe Biden Senile, Republicans Complain He Outsmarted Them
1 year, 6 months ago

After Calling Joe Biden Senile, Republicans Complain He Outsmarted Them

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― In March, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s colleagues laughed as the California Republican mocked President Joe Biden’s age, saying he would bring Biden “soft food” so they could negotiate over the debt ceiling. “Republicans got outsmarted by a President who can’t find his pants,” Rep. Nancy Mace tweeted on Tuesday, making clear she opposed the compromise …

McCarthy demands work requirements on ‘all the programs’ including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP
1 year, 7 months ago

McCarthy demands work requirements on ‘all the programs’ including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP

Raw Story  

Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is under fire after announcing Tuesday he is demanding work requirements for "all" social safety net programs as part of his debt ceiling "negotiations" with President Joe Biden. "What work requirements actually do is help people get a job," he told reporters. Work requirements do nothing to "help" people get jobs, they simply …

The stark differences in Biden and McCarthy’s debt limit fight
1 year, 7 months ago

The stark differences in Biden and McCarthy’s debt limit fight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — They’re not quibbling about minor points. PLAYING CHICKEN McCarthy wants House Republicans to vote this week on a proposal that would shave an estimated $4.8 trillion off deficits, mostly through spending caps on “discretionary spending.” By having the House pass his plan, McCarthy hopes to goad Biden into negotiations. This is the simple summary of what McCarthy has …

Kevin McCarthy to Wall Street: GOP will hold economy hostage to cut aid programs
1 year, 8 months ago

Kevin McCarthy to Wall Street: GOP will hold economy hostage to cut aid programs

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told the New York Stock Exchange on Monday that his caucus will not pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling unless it includes steep federal spending cuts and work requirements for key aid programs, a position that Democratic lawmakers slammed as dangerous and foolish hostage-taking. "Speaker McCarthy went …

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington
1 year, 9 months ago

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington

LA Times  

President Biden used his State of the Union speech to bait Republicans into a fight over Medicare. Biden’s plan will “ask the wealthiest to pay a little more to ensure that this program is around for at least 25 more years for our seniors who need it,” White House budget director Shalanda Young told reporters in unveiling the spending plan …

Column: Who’s lying about the GOP’s plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course
1 year, 10 months 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 …

In GOP-held Florida, Biden vows no cuts to Social Security
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa
1 year, 10 months 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
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security, the GOP howls of protest during his State of the Union address showcased a striking apparent turnaround for the party that built a brand for years trying to do just that. The record ranges from President George W. Bush’s ideas about privatizing Social Security …

Biden promises to defend social programmes in Florida speech
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden promises to defend social programmes in Florida speech

Al Jazeera  

Biden has accused members of the Republican Party of threatening to cut programmes like Medicare and Social Security. “I signed the Inflation Reduction Act and took on the most powerful interest we’ve been fighting for years, pharma, to bring down healthcare costs so you can have a better night’s sleep.” The Tampa speech comes as Biden travels to key swing …

Republicans Are Angry at Joe Biden for Accurately Describing Plan to Sunset Social Security
1 year, 10 months ago

Republicans Are Angry at Joe Biden for Accurately Describing Plan to Sunset Social Security

Slate  

In early 2022, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chair of the Republican Senate campaign arm, released what he called an “11 Point Plan to Save America.” One year later, one specific dim element of that plan—a proposal that all laws, including Social Security and Medicare, would expire in five years unless reapproved—is still coming back to haunt Republicans. “I’m politely …

Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When Mr Biden spoke in the House chamber …

Republicans erupted at Biden’s SOTU remarks on Social Security and Medicare. But these lawmakers have proposed cuts
1 year, 10 months ago

Republicans erupted at Biden’s SOTU remarks on Social Security and Medicare. But these lawmakers have proposed cuts

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. “Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans -- some Republicans …

CNN host smacks down Republican's claim that no one wants to cut Social Security
1 year, 10 months ago

CNN host smacks down Republican's claim that no one wants to cut Social Security

Raw Story  

Rep. Byron Donalds 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, …

Kevin McCarthy Is About to Enter Political Hell
2 years ago

Kevin McCarthy Is About to Enter Political Hell

Slate  

The final count is in: Republicans will hold a slim 222–213 majority in the House of Representatives, giving whoever lands the terrible job of speaker a four-seat cushion on any floor vote. A number of Freedom Caucusers have already said they won’t vote for Kevin McCarthy as speaker unless he agrees to a ludicrous set of hostage-taking demands that would …

Column: GOP promises to gut your Social Security, Medicare if it takes power
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: GOP promises to gut your Social Security, Medicare if it takes power

LA Times  

It used to be a truism that no elected officeholders would dare to tamper with Social Security if they wished to keep their jobs. In its latest manifestation, four Republicans angling to become chair of the House Budget Committee in a Republican House talked openly about holding the federal debt ceiling hostage to an agreement on “entitlements” — that is, …

Column: No, Joe Biden isn’t secretly planning to cut your Social Security
4 years ago

Column: No, Joe Biden isn’t secretly planning to cut your Social Security

LA Times  

Advocates for Social Security and other social insurance programs never let their guard down against threats to the programs and their beneficiaries. — Nancy Altman, Social Security Works Biden “can’t hide 40 years of working with Republicans to cut Social Security,” Sanders has asserted, as in this March 7 tweet. That moment has led to concerns that a President Biden …

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