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Trump Budget Chief Pick Contradicts Vow to Keep Social Security - Sanders

© AFP 2023Senator Bernie Sanders looks on after the Vermont delegation cast their votes during roll call on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016
Senator Bernie Sanders looks on after the Vermont delegation cast their votes during roll call on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 - Sputnik International
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President Donald Trump tapping US congressman Mick Mulvaney as White House budget director may indicate a break from campaign promises to preserve Social Security and Medicare, Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday.

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Trump to Name Mick Mulvaney as US Office of Management and Budget Director
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Mulvaney, tapped to become Trump’s Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has supported Republican plans to slash Medicare by turning it into a voucher-like program for future retirees.

"I’m very concerned Rep. Mulvaney’s nomination means Trump doesn’t intend to keep promises to not cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid," Sanders said in a Twitter post.

Mulvaney has repeatedly stated that both Social Security and Medicare entitlement programs are cost-inefficient and advocated for considerable reforms.

The US congressman is scheduled to appear before the Senate Budget Committee for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

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