Sen. Rand Paul calls on Obama to apologize for Social Security scare tactics, 13 Senate freshman Republicans sign a letter to Obama

◼ Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., called on President Obama to apologize for scaring seniors into thinking that the government would have to stop sending Social Security checks if a deal isn't reached to raise the debt limit by August 2. - Philip Klein/Washington Examiner

Paul called Obama's approach “emotionalism” and "calculated political football." To suggest that the government wouldn't be able to send Social Security checks would be "objectively false," he said....

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.,...led an effort to have 13 Senate freshman Republicans sign a letter to Obama, which criticizes him for being late to the debt-reduction discussion...

◼ Read the Senate GOP Freshman Letter to Obama - here