Exception and they said very loudly that that wasn't true. so i asked them, on the floor that night, i asked a simple question. will you agree not to cut social security, not to cut medicare? would they agree to protect these essential programs, lifeline for millions of americans. programs that these americans have been paying into every single paycheck they have earned since they started working. and that provide so much peace of mind. the bright lights and cameras on, those few republicans who were protesting, they agreed. they said they wouldn't cut it. that's how we protected social securi...