#shorts On 1/20/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “So, I guess, my question, though, is: What they say is that Medicare, in three to five years, will not be able to meet all its obligations; Social Security, 12 years, will not be able to meet all of its obligations. The President has been president for two years. He hopes to be president for six more years. When is he going to lay out a specific plan? Will we hear it at the State of the Union? Will it come in 2023?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It’s — what we’re saying is, and I just said this: These are programs that the American people pay into … when you have a — you know, these MAGA Republicans in the House who are saying they’re going to hold the debt ceiling unless those things are cut, that is — that is a problem … we should not be doing this with conditions. It should be done without conditions. And we should not be negotiating around it.
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/XK4jsOCxSOk
Q: Biden’s specific plan? Medicare in 3 years & Social Security in 12 years? A: MAGA Republicans hold debt ceiling