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Manchin SCRAMBLES To Cover Up Blatant Social Security Plot On FOX
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5:04Now PlayingJoe Manchin desperately tries to cover up his annihilating collusion to help Republicans cut social security during Fox News interview. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.
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Advocates Say 'Hell No' as Manchin Pitches Social Security Deal With GOP
"Sen. Joe Manchin provoked outrage Wednesday by suggesting congressional Democrats should agree to pursue changes to Social Security as part of a debt ceiling agreement with Republicans, an idea one advocacy group condemned as "negotiating with legislative terrorists."
In an interview on Fox Business—conducted at the annual gathering of corporate and political elites in Davos, Switzerland—the West Virginia Democrat said that "we have a debt problem" and argued members of both parties should "work together" on solutions. The senator singled out Social Security, even though the program can't by law add to long-term deficits.
While Manchin voiced opposition to GOP calls to privatize Social Security, saying such proposals "scare the bejesus out of people," he said Congress "should be able to solidify it, so the people who have worked and earned it know they're going to get it.""
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