President Barack Obama might well put cuts in Social Security on the chopping block, in an effort to help reduce the national debt, although the White House says no decision has yet been made.
But, one senator who is taking no chances that the “holy grail of American liberalism” could become part of a bipartisan deal on Capitol Hill is Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent senator from Vermont.
In an exclusive interview with Raw Story, Sanders said, “I have to tell you, I have been on the phone to the very, very, very highest levels of the Obama administration, and the responses that I am getting are not assuring. What I’m told is that no definitive decisions have been made on the issue of Social Security – I expect that is probably true.”
Sanders has not only stepped up his campaign to defend cuts in Social Security, but has written to Mr. Obama, “urging his to stick by his campaign promise and oppose cuts in Social Security benefits, as Washington debates ways to cut the national debt,” reports Raw Story.
