Sentence examples for commitment to entitlement from inspiring English sources

Notably, it is meant to show Republicans that the president's commitment to entitlement reform is for real.

The projected growth of Medicare and (to a lesser extent) Social Security are threats to both American solvency and conservative principle, and absent a commitment to entitlement reform, there can be no fiscal conservatism worthy of the name.

But Ryan is probably a uniquely risky choice, because he embodies the Republican Party's commitment to entitlement reform, and that's a commitment that the Obama campaign will presumably be highlighting at every opportunity all fall.

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama assured House Democrats Thursday he won't slash Social Security and Medicare, moments after he reaffirmed his commitment to entitlement reform in a meeting with Senate Republicans.

Mr. Boehner has offered to raise his opening bid of $800 billion in increased tax revenue over 10 years, but only if the president makes a significant commitment to overhaul entitlements and slow their growth.

A serious commitment to slash entitlements or foreswore new wars?

Younger disabled people were hoping that the document would offer a clear commitment to "portability" of entitlement to care and support – that is, a right to move from one local authority area to another and retain the same services.

While we welcome the commitment to basic universal entitlements we are concerned that 'basic' can also mean 'very limited'.

The addition of so many tax breaks to the package appears to have won over the co-operation of Republican leaders, although lengthy negotiations remain.Fiscal conservatives are resigned to a big expansion of deficits in the short term but they want an early commitment to deal with entitlements as well.

A Conservative source has told the BBC the manifesto will definitely contain a commitment to end the automatic entitlement to housing benefit for the under-25s, as suggested previously by Mr Cameron.

Before his latest offer that included tax-rate increases, Mr. Boehner had said that he was willing to increase revenue somehow but not by raising tax rates  — though to do even that, he needs to show his fellow Republicans a presidential commitment to significantly more savings from entitlement spending, chiefly Medicare, than Mr. Obama has proposed.