Republican leaders like Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) say the future will be full of “broken promises.” Rather than working to strengthen Medicare and other essential working family programs, they plan to be the ones who will break those promises and dismantle Medicare and make huge cuts in other vital services.
Dozens of AFGE members, other union allies and activists protested outside the district offices of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) last week. to bring attention to the lawmakers’ anti-worker, anti-middle class policies.
When Republicans walked out of budget talks last week, short-circuiting efforts to ensure the federal government does not default on its loans, the Republicans’ chief budget negotiator, Eric Cantor, led the way. Now in a stunning revelation, Salon reports that Cantor may have a vested interest in making sure the government defaults on its loans–he stands to gain substantial sums of money if it does.
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