Conservatives' budget plan renews battle over seniors' benefits
The plan would gradually raise the age at which future retirees can start claiming full Social Security benefits from 67 to 69.
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The plan would gradually raise the age at which future retirees can start claiming full Social Security benefits from 67 to 69.
Members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus refused to surrender control of the floor, forcing G.O.P. leaders to scrap votes for the week and leaving the speaker facing what he conceded was “chaos.”
A lot of people bet that the Republican from Bakersfield would be unable to keep his factionalized majority in line. He proved the doubters wrong. But the party remains deeply divided on an issue that once united it — the size of government.
President Biden and Rep. Kevin McCarthy have different reasons for striking a debt deal, but the public is thirsty for compromise, and both men stand to benefit.
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