'If we really want to talk about the debt and spending,' said one Republican lawmaker, 'it's the entitlement programs.'
House GOP Says Pentagon Budget Is Safe—But Social Security and Medicare Aren't
"House Republicans are openly plotting to hold the full faith and credit of the United States hostage—threatening to blow up our entire economy—because they want to force cuts to Social Security and Medicare," said one House Democrat.
"If we really want to talk about the debt and spending, it's the entitlement programs," said Waltz, referring to Medicare and Social Security,
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