Christian Datoc
Senior White House Correspondent
February 10, 2020 2:08 PM ET
Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought told reporters at the White House on Monday that President Donald Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2021 will not cut funding to “Social Security and Medicare for seniors.â€
Earlier in the day, Trump told governors at the White House he would not “touch Medicare†or Social Security, despite Sunday reports claiming the opposite.
Vought conceded that OMB proposes “good government reforms†that will “lower drug prices, root out improper payments, and address wasteful and inefficient spending,†but claimed that “reducing the cost of healthcare is not a cut.†He would go on to add that, under the proposal, Medicare would grow at a rate of 6% yearly, and Medicaid would grow at a rate of 3% yearly.
Additionally, Vought claimed that the budget proposal would balance the budget by 2035, a consistent promise made by Trump on the 2016 campaign trail, and would result in a national surplus by 2035.
When asked if the budget sought to “defund Planned Parenthood,†he added that there are “provisions†in the proposal that “do not allow taxpayer resources to clinics that perform abortion.â€
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