Republicans Take Social Security, Medicare ‘Off the Table’ in Debt Ceiling Talks

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said on Jan. 30 that Republicans won’t consider cuts to Social Security or Medicare in negotiations on raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
“We’re not going to default,” Comer said. “But Republicans are going to fight for spending cuts. And I think the American taxpayer should be thankful that somebody in this town realizes that you can not continue to spend a trillion dollars a year more than you bring in.”
As for specific cuts, Comer said that everything except Social Security and Medicare would be “on the table,” during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington….}