Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images While the Republican Party fights internally on how to address entitlement benefits like medicare and social security, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the next Republican president âhas to be more seriousâ than previous GOP presidents about addressing the national debt, even if it means making significant changes to
Trump to GOP: Donât touch Medicare or Social Security in debt ceiling fight
March 2, 2023 by
In issuing his statement now, the former president places his fellow Republicans in a political corner. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump issued a warning to Republican lawmakers on Friday: Donât lay a finger on entitlement programs as part of the debt ceiling showdown with the White House. âUnder no circumstances should Republicans
RNC’s McDaniel: Biden Lied â Medicare, Social Security Are off the Table
February 26, 2023 by
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday on CNNâs âState of the Unionâ that President Joe Biden lied at his State of the Union address when he said Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare. Anchor Dana Bash asked, âYou accused President Biden of using scare tactics when it comes to Republicans wanting to
FACT CHECK: Biden Claims He Capped Insulin Costs for Medicare Enrollees
February 8, 2023 by
CLAIM: President Joe Biden claimed during Tuesdayâs State of the Union that the Democratsâ Inflation Reduction Act put a monthly cap srcf $35 on insulin costs for Medicare enrollees. VERDICT: Misleading. During Bidenâs State of the Union address on Tuesday, he claimed,âBig Pharma has been unfairly charging people hundreds of dollars, four to five hundred dollars a month,â
Donald Trump Warns GOP Against Cutting Medicare, Social Security Amid Debt Ceiling Fight
January 20, 2023 by
Donald J. Trump For President 2024 Former President Donald Trump warned Republicans not to vote for any cuts to social security or medicare as lawmakers spar over the debt ceiling. âUnder no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from medicare or social security to help pay for Joe Bidenâs reckless spending spree
Donald Trump: Democrats Want to ‘Raid Medicare to Pay for Socialism’
August 31, 2018 by
Donald Trump criticized Democratic Socialists on Thursday for promising leftist dreams of universal health care through Medicare. âThey want to raid Medicare to pay for socialism,â Trump said during his rally in Indiana, as the crowd booed. Democrats like Sen. Bernie Sanders and his endorsed candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Andrew Gillum have joined the fight […]
Think Obamacare Is Bad? âMedicare for Allâ Would Make Things Even Worse.
September 25, 2017 by
As Republican senators look to scrape together the votes for a deal on health care, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is pushing his own proposal. He calls it âMedicare for All,â and it has already garnered support from 16 Democratic senators. As nice as Medicare for All may sound, Sandersâ proposal is a classic example of […]
Obamaâs Latest Executive Overreach Is in Medicare
May 22, 2016 by
The Obama administration has proposed regulatory changes in payment for Medicare Part B drugs. Theyâre looking to impose a broad, multi-year change through a demonstration project. Medicare demonstrations routinely test payment or delivery models in pilot programs, make a report to Congress, and the lawmakers either enact or reject the model as a statutory basis […]