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    Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) chat in an elevator

    Biden White House Blasts Manchin-GOP Push for Social Security 'Death Panel'

    The administration is "absolutely right," said one advocacy group. "The TRUST Act is a ploy to gut Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors."

    Jake Johnson
    Feb 07, 2023

    The Biden White House made clear on Monday that it opposes the creation of commissions to devise changes—and possible cuts—to Social Security and other U.S. trust funds, rejecting an idea embraced by Republicans and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin amid a dangerous standoff over the nation's debt ceiling.

    In a statement to Bloomberg Government, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates called the proposed commissions a "death panel for Medicare and Social Security," repurposing a term that GOP lawmakers used frequently in their attacks on the Affordable Care Act.

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    Republicans Are Coming With Knives to Gut FDR's New Deal

    Republicans Are Coming With Knives to Gut FDR's New Deal

    While the American people loved Roosevelt's democratic socialism—and still do—the morbidly rich have always opposed any programs that lift up average working people.

    Thom Hartmann
    Feb 06, 2023

    Sometimes a little socialism is a very good thing. But don’t tell Mike Pence or the billionaires who bankroll him and his GOP colleagues.

    Or, for that matter, the 109 Democrats who were suckered into joining every single Republican in the House of Representatives to vote for a resolution saying that:

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    Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is pictured in the House chamber

    White House Says GOP Bill Would Force 'One of the Biggest Medicare Benefit Cuts' in US History

    "House Republicans are trying to slash lifelines for middle-class families on behalf of rich special interests," said a White House spokesperson.

    Jake Johnson
    Feb 04, 2023

    The White House on Saturday condemned a newly introduced Republican bill that would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that includes a number of changes aimed at lowering costs for Medicare recipients.

    Unveiled Thursday by freshman Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), the bill has 20 original co-sponsors and is endorsed by several right-wing groups, including the Koch-funded organization Americans for Prosperity.

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