House Republican leadership says the social safety-net programs are not on the table.
a former Trump White House economist, asked McCarthy to respond to “these little White House weenies — they say you’re going to cut Social Security, you’re going to cut Medicare and you’re going to default on the interest payments on the bonds.”
On Wednesday morning, Manchin met with McCarthy to discuss the debt ceiling impasse and told reporters afterward that the Republican leader agreed that Social Security and Medicare cuts shouldn’t be part of negotiations. In a Wednesday afternoon email to reporters titled, “Why would ANYONE think House Republicans are planning to cut Social Security and Medicare?” a White House official defended the messaging.
Rep. Buddy Carter told the Washington Post that “[n]o one needing Social Security right now, or expecting to get it in the near future, should be impacted” by such reforms.Getty Images
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