McConnell Says Exploding Deficits Are Not a GOP Problem

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blamed rising federal deficits and debt on a bipartisan unwillingness to contain spending on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and said he sees little chance of a major deficit reduction deal while Republicans control Congress and the White House, Bloomberg reports.

Said McConnell: “It’s disappointing but it’s not a Republican problem. It’s a bipartisan problem: Unwillingness to address the real drivers of the debt by doing anything to adjust those programs to the demographics of America in the future.”