White House criticizes proposed GOP commission as ‘death panel’ for Social Security
House Republicans had suggested negotiations on the debt limit could include an agreement to set up a commission to negotiate later changes to Social Security and Medicare to extend the programs' solvency.
The White House slammed a proposal by House Republican committee and caucus chairs to set up a panel examining Social Security and Medicare solvency as part of debt limit negotiations, likely shutting the door on the approach.
Key House Republicans — as well as Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. — pre
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