Speaker McCarthy: Cuts to Social Security, Medicare Are ‘Off the Table’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday confirmed that the GOP will not attempt to pass legislation cutting spending to Medicare and Social Security following warnings from other prominent Republican leaders.
In an interview with CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” McCarthy was asked about whether Republicans will float cuts to the two programs amid negotiations over the debt ceiling. “No. Let’s take those off the table,” he said in response.
“I mean, if you read our commitment to America, all we talk about is strengthening Medicare and Social Security. So, and I know the president says he doesn’t want to look at it, but we’ve got to make sure we strengthen those,” McCarthy added….