Harry Reid bites tongue over potential change to Social Security

[Newsjock]

Source: Las Vegas Sun

Reports that President Barack Obama’s budget will include proposed cuts to Medicare and Social Security set off a wave of criticism within the Democratic Party today.

But in Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is biting his tongue.

Reid, fresh off a phone call with the president, carefully steered clear of answering questions about his reaction to Obama’s reported endorsement of “chained CPI,” a Social Security calculation that would reduce the size of future benefits, on KNPR’s State of Nevada this morning.

... Yet when asked by KNPR State of Nevada host Dave Becker whether he would be comfortable with changes to Social Security under such a bargain Friday morning, Reid said, “That’s a proposal that’s a little hard to answer.”

Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/05/harry-reid-bites-tongue-over-potential-change-soci/

[MotherPetrie]

1. Squirm, Harry, SQUIRM

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2. that's why he is senate minority leader even tho dem technically have a majority nt

[forestpath]

3. Harry will fall in line. People without spines always do.