President Biden on Wednesday said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., was 'confused' for suggesting cuts to prescription drug costs equated to cuts to Medicare.
Economists say Social Security and Medicare programs will drive the national debt to unprecedented highs over the next few decades.
President Biden speaks about the economy to union members at the IBEW Local Union 26 in Lanham, Maryland, on Wednesday. Biden, meanwhile, has been ramping up attacks on Republicans who have floated cuts to Social Security and Medicare. In his State of the Union address last week, the president said Republicans wanted to cut Medicare and Social Security — programs for mostly older Americans — as part of budget talks.
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