'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda
2 days, 11 hours 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 in spending next year when they presumably hope to raise the debt limit to get to that figure," said Sciutto. "The Democrats view this as a first assault on Social Security and Medicare of the 119th Congress," said Raskin. "And remember, after three Republicans leave right at the beginning of the new Congress, including Matt Gaetz and Elise Stefanik, there's going to be a one-vote majority.

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

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

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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
2 weeks, 5 days ago

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

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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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2 weeks, 5 days ago

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

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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 …

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan
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1 month ago

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are eyeing major cuts to federal safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps to balance the cost of their massive tax agenda, The Washington Post reported Monday. “To pay for tax cuts for their billionaire donors, the GOP wants to make food and health care unaffordable and inaccessible for the most vulnerable people …

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s one of the most-aired ads of the 2024 election: Buddy, a Black man from Allentown, Pennsylvania, watches on a tablet as former President Donald Trump tells a crowd at a fundraiser: “I know about 20 of you, and you’re rich as hell. Kamala Harris is gonna make billionaires pay their fair share.” While rhetoric from Harris, …

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, …

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

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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
9 months, 1 week ago

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

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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 …

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 …

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The right-wing official who served as budget director for the Trump administration is reportedly playing a significant advisory role for House Republicans as they seek to leverage a fast-approaching debt ceiling crisis to enact spending cuts that would disproportionately impact low-income households. According toThe Washington Post, former Office of Management and Budget chief …

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 …

Republicans Could Target Medicaid Benefits If They Don't Touch Medicare And Social Security
1 year, 10 months ago

Republicans Could Target Medicaid Benefits If They Don't Touch Medicare And Social Security

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. “The assumption that there is lots of easy money to save is wrong, something I learned running a state Medicaid program.” - Drew Altman, KFF There’s a saying in politics that poor programs remain poor, and there’s a lot of truth to that. KFF “The assumption that there …

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 …

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, …

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