At a Budget Committee hearing to discuss President Joe Biden's proposed budget, Sen. Mitt Romney got into a heated exchange with Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, who accused Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security benefits.
"offensive" and "dishonest" when she said Republicans want to cut Social Security benefits for current recipients.to discuss President Joe Biden's proposed budget, Romney got into a heated exchange with Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, who accused Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security benefits.
Young told Romney she believed "current members have well-known policies out there to cut Social Security and Medicare." "I think it's embarrassing to suggest the president has reduced the size of the deficit or reduced spending," Romney said, suggesting the administration should take into account the bump in spending during COVID-19 before making claims about the deficit.
In his committee remarks, Lee said that Biden's budget was a "political messaging document," and would not be adopted as delivered, especially in a divided Congress.
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