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portlander23

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Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:28 PM Jan 2017

Bernie Sanders Becomes A Massive Thorn In Trumps Side With One Statement On Social Security [View all]

Bernie Sanders Becomes A Massive Thorn In Trump’s Side With One Statement On Social Security
Jason Easley
PoliticusUSA

During an interview on CBS’s Face The Nation, Priebus said, “I don’t think President-elect Trump wants to meddle with Medicare or Social Security. He made a promise in the campaign that that was something that he didn’t want to do. But what he wants to do is grow the economy, help shore up Medicare and Social Security for future generations. And if we can get three to five, 6% growth, we’ll do that. And we’ll explode the economy, and bring jobs back, and make trade more fair across the world, lower rates for everyone, and I think hopefully get businesses going again so people can put more money in their pocket.”

Sen Sanders said that Priebus’s remarks were not good enough, ““At a time when the Republican leadership is working overtime to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, the statement by Mr. Priebus is just not good enough. Mr. Trump must make it clear to the American people that he will keep the promises he made during the campaign and veto any legislation that cuts Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.”

Sanders is about to put Republicans to the test. The Senator from Vermont has a vote scheduled for Tuesday on a budget amendment that would prevent the Senate from breaking Trump’s campaign promise not to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Donald Trump may soon be the president, but if he tries to cut Social Security and Medicare he will make an immediate enemy in populist force of nature Bernie Sanders.



Are you going to show up on January 15th to protect healthcare?


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Exactly the type of leadership the Democratc Party needs. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #1
Also a RELENTLESS focus on middle class made in America private sector job creation! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #2
Agreed Mainer. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #4
the only problem is kcdoug1 Jan 2017 #6
I believe that there are some. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #7
Well said.... Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #10
Welcome to DU, and thank you. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #24
THANK YOU BERNIE!!!! e promised he wouldn't quit working for the American people napi21 Jan 2017 #3
Bernie was already anti-Trump long ago... Rollo Jan 2017 #5
Sanders is entrapping Trumpy. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2017 #13
Good insight, thanks flamingdem Jan 2017 #19
So if trump keeps his promise and nothing bad happens to montana_hazeleyes Jan 2017 #23
he breaks promises daily. he will account to no one. spanone Jan 2017 #8
Say what? tecelote Jan 2017 #9
Trump OldYallow Jan 2017 #11
Thanks for clarifying. Now it makes sense. tecelote Jan 2017 #12
Go Bernie! zentrum Jan 2017 #14
All we're going to get is massive inflation and pollution bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #15
And if we don't grow it like that they have an excuse flamingdem Jan 2017 #18
GOOD point! bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #21
K & R Duppers Jan 2017 #16
That's the way it's done, GO BERNIE flamingdem Jan 2017 #17
Three cheers for the de facto leader of the Democratic Party!!! Fiendish Thingy Jan 2017 #20
Bernie is the real democrat . . FairWinds Jan 2017 #22
That can't be! I've seen dozens of DUers saying lately that Bernie panader0 Jan 2017 #25
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