“Medicare and Social Security are non-negotiable,” responded Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan. “Risking default or robbing seniors of hard-earned benefits are not options.” Not even a month after assuming the majority in the House, Republicans have begun seriously considering a range of proposals to cut Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs that millions of people […]
One advocate urged President Joe Biden to “reiterate his commitment to only signing a clean debt limit increase, and specifically rule out a closed-door commission designed to cut Social Security.” Sen. Joe Manchin provoked outrage Wednesday by suggesting congressional Democrats should agree to pursue changes to Social Security as part of a debt ceiling agreement […]
“He’s disgraced the House of Representatives, and we do not consider him one of our congresspeople,” said one Long Island GOP leader. U.S. Rep. George Santos on Wednesday told reporters he has no intention of stepping down from public office after several Republican officials in his home state of New York demanded his resignation over […]
WASHINGTON — As newly ascendant House Republicans get down to business, they’re vowing to forge ahead with long-promised investigations of the Biden administration, from the U.S. military’s chaotic and bloody withdrawal from Afghanistan to the alleged weaponization of the Justice Department and the FBI. Shrugging off accusations that they’re about to launch revenge hearings as payback […]