Repeating the false Republican claim once again, Newt Gingrich said he’d take Social Security off budget so no president could threaten to withhold checks to recipients. Newt pointed to Obama in August saying Social Security checks might not be dispensed if the debt limit wasn’t raised – an action Republicans were blocking in Congress.
Newt: Obama Threatened To Withhold Social Security Checks
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January 26, 2012 4:04 p.m.
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