During last week’s 2023 State of the Union address, President Joe Biden correctly said, “Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset.” This claim was met with jeers from Republicans in attendance, some of whom called out that the president was lying despite the GOP’s decadeslong hostility to the benefits programs and the recently reported Republican strategy of using the social safety net as a political cudgel during the self-inflicted debt ceiling crisis if they were to control the Congress after the 2022 midterms. The president’s claim is bolstered by multiple GOP politicians’ past comments and proposals aimed at cutting entitlement programs. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has called for the age eligibility of Social Security to be raised and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who expressed indignation at Biden’s comment during his speech, has previously said it is his “objective to phase out S
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell touted $21.4 million in funding he secured for the city of Louisville by voting for President Biden's trillion-dollar infrastructure bill.
Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday criticized Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for planning to participate in President Biden's "publicity stunt."
(CNS News) - On Dec. 22, the U.S. Senate voted to pass a $1.7-trillion omnibus bill to fund the government for fiscal year 2023 by a vote of 68 to 29, with three senators not voting. The fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, 2023.