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Erik Wasson

House GOP’s Scalise defends Medicare, Social Security plans

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the number two House Republican, defended his party’s approach to Medicare and Social Security, which has become a campaign issue ahead of U.S. midterm elections in November.

It’s a mischaracterization to say the GOP plans to “cut” the programs, Scalise said on “Fox News Sunday.”

“That is not something we have proposed,” he said. “We have proposed strengthening and shoring up Medicare and Social Security.”

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