Senate Finance Committee Chair Wyden Slams Backroom Scheme to Cut Social Security, Medicare as Bill Clears House Committee
January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024:
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Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the House Budget Committee passed H.R. 5779, the Fiscal Commission Act, which would create a process to fast track major fiscal policy changes, including cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
"Republicans in Congress k . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after the House Budget Committee passed H.R. 5779, the Fiscal Commission Act, which would create a process to fast track major fiscal policy changes, including cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
"Republicans in Congress k . . .