The rhetoric has been ramping up lately on whether Republicans are looking to take money out of social programs like Medicare and Social Security. Rockland congressman Mike Lawler told “The Morning Show” last month that the few Republicans who have made that an issue aren’t speaking for the whole party…
Former vice-president and potential GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence told CNBC last month that “fiscal discipline” and government spending is a top priority, noting that Social Security and Medicare should be on the table in the long-term when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations.