The Week in Review: Senate and House budget negotiators met - TopicsExpress



          

The Week in Review: Senate and House budget negotiators met for the first time on Wednesday. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a member of the special panel, said jobs and the economy should be a top priority. He also insisted that there must be no cuts in benefits for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Social Security recipients are getting for a 1.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment next year, the government announced on Wednesday. Meanwhile, food stamp benefits were cut on Friday for millions of Americans. Sanders discussed those and other issues during his weekly radio and Internet appearance on The Thom Hartmann Program. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/the-week-in-review-110113
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 22:00:01 +0000

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