A pair of House Republicans have signaled to their constituents that they are opposed to the proposed cuts to Social Security and veterans benefits laid out in the budget offered by President Barack Obama, the Huffington Post reporeted Wednesday.
Reps. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and Sean Duffy (R-WI) argued that the proposal was an effort by Obama to persuade Republicans to compromise, but they are opposed to the cuts.
The letter, sent in conjunction with Rep. Alan Grayson’s (D-FL) “Citizen Whip” project, harkened back to remarks made last month by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee who called the proposed Social Security cuts a “shocking attack on seniors.”
