Sunday, February 5, 2023

Hawley wants to shield Social Security, Medicare from debt ceiling talks. Experts say it won’t work

Hawley wants to shield Social Security, Medicare from debt ceiling talks. Experts say it won’t work

Josh Hawley introduced a bill Wednesday to prevent Congress from using Social Security and Medicare as a tool in negotiations over the debt ceiling, as some members of his party have talked about making changes to the programs. Hawley’ s bill would effectively aim to eliminate the debt ceiling for the two programs, allowing the Treasury Department to continue…


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