'Medicare and Social Security are non-negotiable,' responded RepMarkPocan. 'Risking default or robbing seniors of hard-earned benefits are not options.'
, a bill led by Sen. Mitt Romney that would establish bipartisan committees to craft"legislation that restores solvency and otherwise improves" the nation's trust funds, including Social Security.
"The idea could gain some traction in the House, where [Rep. Vern Buchanan ] pointed to the bill as he stressed the need to 'work together and not make this so political,'" thereported Tuesday. "Another top Republican, Rep. Jodey Arrington , led a group of Democratic and GOP lawmakers two years ago in calling for 'special, bipartisan, bicameral rescue committees' to study Social Security, Medicare, and other federal trust funds.
While many House Republicans gun for cuts and other regressive changes to Social Security, Sens.
"Official Washington prefers elite politicians making 'hard choices' to slash benefits for seniors on fixed incomes," Cooper wrote in a column on Monday."But a social wealth fund is an idea worth underlining."
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