Security checks will go out on August 3
CBS News - President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks.
"I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on August 3rd if we haven't resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it," Mr. Obama said in an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley, according to excerpts released by CBS News.
The Senate's top Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he did not see a way for Republicans and Democrats to come to agreement on meaningful deficit reduction as long as President Obama remains in office.
"After years of discussions and months of negotiations, I have little question that as long as this president is in the Oval Office, a real solution is probably unattainable," McConnell said in remarks on the Senate floor.
The remarks come as negotiations between Republicans and Democrats intensify on long-term deficit reduction ahead of a looming deadline on how much the United States can legally borrow.
Blog author's comments - If the checks don’t go out it will be because Obama has deliberately intervened to stop a process that continues even in the face of a government shutdown.
Straight out of the Democrat’s standard playbook, people should be used to this by now, but it never ceases to amaze me at those that will believe what he says.
Social security and veterans checks will go out. Is there nothing this guy won’t do to push his agenda through?
This is pure rhetoric to scare the elderly, Obama and the democrats did the same thing with Ryan’s Medicare bill. They are looking to ramp up the fear in the electorate. Seniors are a guaranteed voting block and are willing to have their voices heard.
I believe that this guy would hurt the elderly to achieve what he wants. That’s the kind of individual we now have in the White House.
Obama is using the budget talks as a lifeline, if the Republicans cave this may give him a second term. As a result he will do and say anything.
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