Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) meets with Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the debt ceiling and He told reporters. Both men agree they don’t want to cut Medicare and Social Security;
But Punchbowl News McCarthy was not specific about the areas where he proposed cuts, highlighting only “waste, fraud and abuse” in government.
“It was a very, very productive meeting,” Manchin said. He was very receptive, willing to negotiate, willing to sit down and talk.
