An enduring GOP policy: When an economic vision is little more than a recycled nightmare
Republican leaders are recognizing that the sight of Republican lawmakers heckling the president of the United States did not do their party any favors. It not only called attention to their behavior, it prompted many news outlets to fact-check President Biden’s claim that Republicans had called for cuts to Social Security and Medicare or even called to get rid of them. Those outlets noted that while Republicans have repeatedly said they have no intention of cutting those programs, what Biden said was true: Republican leaders have repeatedly suggested such cuts, or even the elimination of those programs, in speeches,...
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