Healthcare

Panetta calls not cutting entitlements ‘dangerous’

By Robert King
Published March 5, 2017 5:44pm ET
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Panetta calls not cutting entitlements ‘dangerous’
"Any time you put something off the table, you are asking for trouble," Panetta said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Former Office of Management and Budget Director Leon Panetta called President Trump’s pledge to not touch entitlement spending on Medicare and Medicaid as part of any budget cuts “dangerous.”

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