After President Joe Biden pummeled the GOP on Social Security and Medicare during his State of the Union address, Republican leaders urged him to stop telling Americans that they want to slash those retirement programs.
Then Biden paid a visit to Florida and did it again, exasperating the party and escalating a fight that is poised to play out on Capitol Hill and in the 2024 presidential election.
Biden’s attack stems from a policy agenda released last year by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., that included a section reading: “All federal legislation sunsets in 5 years. If a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.” Democrats immediately said such a policy, if implemented, could cause Social Security and Medicare to sunset. Republican leaders, recognizing the political dangers, have distanced themselves from it. But Biden has persisted in using that and other GOP candidates’ remarks on so-called entitlements to drive a wedge between them and voters who rely on the programs.
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