Speaker McCarthy: Cuts to Social Security, Medicare Are ‘Off the Table’

Speaker McCarthy: Cuts to Social Security, Medicare Are ‘Off the Table’
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, holds a press conference in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 12, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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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.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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