Obama: Social Security, Medicare ‘Strengthen Us’
Posted on 01/21/2013 by Tamara Lytle | Washington Watch | Comments
Bulletin Today | PoliticsPresident Barack Obama made a forceful case for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in his second inaugural address Monday, surrounded by members of Congress who have clashed on what role those programs should play in solving the nation’s budget problems. “We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit,” Obama said. “But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and …
