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- Kevin McCarthy agreed not to cut Social Security and Medicare in debt ceiling negotiations, Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters.
- Previously, cuts to those programs were on the table as the GOP negotiated terms to raise the debt limit.
- Manchin, and even former President Trump, urged the GOP to leave those programs alone.
On Wednesday, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters that Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has agreed to leave cuts to Medicare and Social Security off the table in debt ceiling negotiations.