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David Walker: “The president has got the high ground because he's basically saying, let's go for a long-term deal. I will put Medicare…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2011
The president has got the high ground because he's basically saying, let's go for a long-term deal. I will put Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security on the table. All you need to do is to put tax expenditures on the table.
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David Walker
Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Walker comments on President Obama's approach to negotiating a long-term deal involving entitlement programs.

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