Senate Republicans have no intention of making cuts or changes to Medicare or Social Security programs, according to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
McConnell made the declaration at a Feb. 14 press conference at the Capitol when asked whether Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) should disavow a plan he proposed last year that would require all federal programs—including Medicare and Social Security—to expire every five years, requiring reauthorization from Congress.
“This continues to come up,” McConnell said. “The president was talking about it in the State of the Union. … So, let me say it one more time. There is no agenda on the part of Senate Republicans to revisit Medicare or Social Security, period.”…