Senator Bernie Sanders Welcomes White House Decision to Protect Social Security

BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed a White House announcement that President Barack Obama will not call for cuts in Social Security benefits as part of a budget blueprint that he will submit to Congress on March 4.

“I applaud President Obama for his important decision to protect Social Security,” Sanders said. “With the middle class struggling and more people living in poverty than ever before, we cannot afford…