Durbin: Senate Might Not Support Social Security Benefits Cut In Fiscal Cliff deal

Sen. Dick Durbin spoke with Greg Sargent on Tuesday, and told him that he and other Senate Democrats are opposed to the inclusion of the chained CPI, the new consumer price index proposal for Social Security and other federal beneficiaries, in the fiscal cliff curb deal. In an interview with me this morning, Senator Dick Durbin, a top ally of the White House, told me he opposes including Chained CPI for Social Security in the final deal.

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