Biden claimed 'some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset' during his State of the Union address.
of his performance, saying he should get"credit for trying" and"ended up the evening far stronger than he began" on his Truth Social website.
Notably, Trump, who has announced he will run again for president in 2024, has come out firmly against Medicare or Social Security funding cuts. Last month, he said in a video message:"Under no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security."has compiled a list of prominent Republicans who have previously either explicitly, or implicitly, called for cuts to Medicare or Social Security payments.
McConnell also described the GOP's failure on the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, as"the one disappointment of thissuggested Medicare and Social Security should cease being federal entitlement programs, and instead require approval every year as"discretionary spending." "If you qualify for the entitlement, you just get it no matter what the cost," he said."And our problem in this country is that more than 70 percent of our federal budget, of our federal spending, is all mandatory spending. It's on automatic pilot. It never, you just don't do proper oversight. You don't get in there and fix the programs going bankrupt."said:"The junior senator from Wisconsin wants to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block.
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