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Not even in Peter Navarro's fantasy scenario.What? Tariffs won't cover the 1.5 Trillion?
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Not even in Peter Navarro's fantasy scenario.What? Tariffs won't cover the 1.5 Trillion?
House Republicans face dilemma over Medicaid cuts as they vow to protect benefits
House Republicans are facing the difficult task of slashing $1.5 trillion — with hundreds of billions likely in Medicaid spending — to help offset the cost of President Trump's tax cuts.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office recently calculatedthat achieving those savings [the budget plan] would not be possible without cuts to Medicaid, which accounts for 93% of non-Medicare mandatory spending
None, the answer is none.How much the Republicans’ party-line package of tax cuts, border security investments, energy policies and more will actually reduce the federal deficit.
Skeptical? I don't see any reason why anybody would believe any such thing, or that MAGA intended any such thing.Sounds like the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is getting close to figuring out how to square the circle: $20 annual tax on cars.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) released the details Tuesday of his committee’s contribution to the larger GOP megabill ahead of a planned Wednesday markup, which included the $20 annual fee indexed to inflation.
But Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) was outraged by the proposal and put it forward as an example of why he’s skeptical about how much the Republicans’ party-line package of tax cuts, border security investments, energy policies and more will actually reduce the federal deficit.
“Like, are you out of your [doggone] mind?” Roy said Tuesday upon reviewing the proposal.
Link made Firefox do jinkiesWhite House doc budget request.
Is it just me, or is Vought having trouble saving to PDF?
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Facilities are in disrepair, so.... let's just cancel it.
You don't like watching how rhe sausage is made?Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Moderate Republicans Threaten to Sink Trump Budget Plan Over Musk’s Cuts to Medicaid
Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who represent areas with many Medicaid recipients, are withholding their support. They want more information on how these cuts would affect their constituents.
Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) warned that he would not vote for the budget if it hurts people in his district. He said, “If a bill is put in front of me that guts the benefits my neighbors rely on, I will not vote for it.”
This uncertainty could cause trouble for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the leadership team, including Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), who are hoping to pass the resolution by the week of Feb. 24. With little room to spare, Republicans can only lose one vote and still need full support from their members, as Democrats are expected to oppose it.
The budget resolution includes major spending cuts, aiming for $1.5 trillion with a target of $2 trillion. It also imposes a $4.5 trillion limit on the deficit and calls for $300 billion in extra spending for border security and defense. The most significant cuts are aimed at Medicaid, with the Energy and Commerce Committee expected to take the biggest hit — up to $880 billion.
I enjoy watching the ludicrous promises of the campaign evolve into something that will probably increase deficits.You don't like watching how rhe sausage is made?
Why? You like increased deficits?I enjoy watching the ludicrous promises of the campaign evolve into something that will probably increase deficits.
And in this case, 'everyone' is the GOP majorities in both chambers of Congress.Cutting is the only way to reduce deficits under our current system. And anytime there is a suggestion we do so, everyone goes nuts.
Yeah, that's what everyone means. Both sides. Neither side wants actual cuts.And in this case, 'everyone' is the GOP majorities in both chambers of Congress.
SInce the GOP is going it alone and not trying to win over people from the other side of the aisle with the budget proposals, 'everyone' is the Congressional GOP.Yeah, that's what everyone means. Both sides. Neither side wants actual cuts.
The House Agriculture Committee, which oversees the [SNAP/food stamps] program and is tasked with securing $230 billion in savings, is further behind schedule than most other panels, senior GOP leadership aides said.
Lawmakers are discussing more than a dozen iterations of the still-tentative plan to scale back federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by forcing states to split at least some of the cost, ... Versions of the plan now under consideration wouldn’t phase-in any cost-sharing until after the 2026 midterms