Mitch McConnell has confirmed, beyond any doubt, what we knew all along -- that the GOP is hell-bent on cutting social programs even if doing so is unnecessary.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says substantial Medicare cuts must be part of a spending and deficit cut package to get his support to raise the debt limit. [...]
"To get my vote, for me, it's going to take short term [cuts, via spending caps]... Both medium and long-term, entitlements.," McConnell said. "Medicare will be part of the solution."
To clarify, I asked "[If] [the Biden group] comes up with big cuts, trillions of dollars worth of cuts, but without substantially addressing Medicare, it won't get your vote?"
"Correct," McConnell said.
You can't put it into terms any clearer than that.
Mitch McConnell is plainly saying that yes, Republicans want to cut Medicare even if plenty of savings are found elsewhere.
Are you listening, Seniors?