WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) made the following statement this afternoon after President Obama’s speech on deficit reduction:
“President Obama today made clear that he will stand firmly in the path of Republican efforts to dismantle Medicare, ram through cuts to Social Security and break the fundamental social contract in America. The president laid out an effective framework for deficit reduction that directly contrasts with the Republican approach, which aims to cut taxes for the very wealthy and dramatically increase health care costs for seniors.
“Republicans, as the president noted, have seized on their new majority in the House by seeking to roll back the clock on commitments that have been in place for generations. At every step, we will fight to safeguard the very programs that have helped build America’s middle class."
