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Scott quietly edits plan to end Medicare

The Florida Republican changed his plan to exclude the programs after backlash from Democrats and his own party

Salon

Rick Scott accuses Biden and McConnell of "gotcha politics" on Social Security

"To say otherwise is a disingenuous Democrat lie," Scott wrote about Biden.

Axios

Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income Americans buy food

Millions of Americans will find it harder to put enough food on the table starting in March 2023, after a COVID-19 pandemic-era boost to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits comes to an end. Congress mandated this change in budget legislation it passed in late December 2022.

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Social Security and Medicare Cuts Are Coming, Whether Politicians Do It or Not

As legislators refuse to act, benefits will be cut without any possibility of sheltering those seniors who are poor.

Reason

U.S. Will Add $18.8 Trillion in New Debt by 2033

Plus: Age verification for social media, a bill to ban cannabis "gatherings," and more...

Reason

How seniors could lose in the Medicare political wars

Politicians are again pointing fingers over cutting Medicare. Any party accused of threatening the program tends to lose elections, but without a bipartisan agreement, seniors stand to lose the most.

WEKU

New disability benefit can be paid to some people at a daily rate instead of every month

The daily rate of Adult Disability Payment is the equivalent to one-seventh of the weekly rate.

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3 Reasons To Abolish Social Security Now!

The old-age entitlement is unsustainable, unfair, and unnecessary. Replace it with something that helps the needy of any age.

Reason

Michael Hiltzik: Who's lying about the GOP's plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course

President Joe Biden has congressional Republicans all asquirm as he conducts a post-State of the Union speech national tour.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Getting past the debt blame game

The barbs exchanged at the State of the Union address remind us of the ease with which each party feels it can blame the other for the worsening of federal indebtedness year after year, Congress after Congress, and presidential administration after administration. These routinized charges are not only counterproductive, they…

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Parents urged to claim new child payment worth up to £627 each month to help cover extra costs

The devolved benefit is now supporting more than 54,700 children and young people across Scotland.

Daily Record

Yellen warns of 'catastrophe' if debt limit not raised

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that the U.S. faces “economic catastrophe” if Congress and the White House don’t take action to raise the federal debt limit

The Independent UK

Sanders: Tax rich, save Social Security

The proposal would ensure the program is fully funded through 2096

Salon

More than £130 million paid out to families through Child Disability Payment

THE Scottish Government’s Child Disability Payment (CDP) has paid out more than £130 million, it has been revealed.

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New payment set to replace Attendance Allowance next year involves no face-to-face assessments

Pension Age Disability Payment will provide financial support for over 123,700 older people living in Scotland.

ABC News

Shock and relief among Perth refugees as government ends 10-year temporary visa limbo

Perth refugees on temporary visas say they were in disbelief when they learned they would be eligible for permanent residency — along with social security, bank and student loans.

Reason

Under No Circumstances Did Joe Biden Save Social Security

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Reuters

Colombia, ELN rebels resume peace talks in Mexico after ceasefire confusion

Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group resumed peace talks in Mexico City on Monday after a temporary halt caused by a misunderstanding over a mooted ceasefire.

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Editorial: Yes, Republicans have threatened Social Security. And they're still doing it

It seems the hecklers at last week’s State of the Union speech owe President Joe Biden an apology. After some congressional Republicans tried to shout him down for saying some in the GOP want to cut Social Security and Medicare, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stepped up to add his voice…

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: I almost wrote off Joe Biden in 2020. Boy, was I wrong then. What about now?

Was I the only journalist in America who thought President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech Tuesday was hard to watch? At least until he departed from his script and began sparring with the nation's rudest Republicans?

WEKU

Republicans say they won't cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up?

Republicans committed publicly at the State of the Union not to cut Social Security or Medicare. But it remains the party's third rail amid talks over the debt ceiling.

Tribune News Service

Feud between McConnell and Scott boils as Biden applies heat

WASHINGTON — The feud between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Florida Sen. Rick Scott isn’t exactly new, but it boiled hotter this week as President Joe Biden amplified his use of Scott as a campaign-style foil.

Roll Call

Battle lines drawn - Roll Call

CQ Budget discusses the debt limit fight and political dynamics in the GOP push for spending cuts and pledges to protect Social Security, Medicare.

Salon

McConnell rips Scott plan: "Bad idea"

"It’s clearly the Rick Scott plan. It is not the Republican plan," McConnell said

Roll Call

Feud between McConnell and Scott boils as Biden applies heat - Roll Call

A feud between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Florida Sen. Rick Scott boiled hotter this week.

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