Biden didn't call out anyone by name when he referenced “some” Republicans wanting to sunset Social Security and Medicare. But there was no doubt who he was talking about. (via MaddowBlog)
Sen. Rick Scott doubled down Wednesday on a plan that would require all legislation — including that relating to popular programs, such as Social Security and Medicare — to be passed every five years to stay on the books. Scott’s comments, made in a tweet, followed a reference by President Biden on Tuesday night to Scott’s plan, which Democrats used as fodder to attack Republicans in advance of the midterm elections last year.
In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden did not call out Scott by name, but there was no real doubt who he was talking about when he referenced “some” Republicans who would allow Medicare and Social Security to sunset., the Democrat added, “I’m politely not naming them, but it’s being proposed by some of you.”
It was against this backdrop that Scott turned to Twitter this morning, standing by his plan to sunset “all federal legislation” after five years. “If a law is worth keeping,” the Floridian
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