President-elect Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have agreed to a deal that will fund the federal government now however increase the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion and minimize $2.5 trillion in spending, which appears to be like like cuts to healthcare.
Jake Sherman of Punchbowl Information posted:
IN THE GOP MEETING — GOP management has a slide up that has an “settlement” on the debt restrict
The “settlement” says that Home Republicans will increase the debt restrict by $1.5T within the “first reconciliation bundle” alongside a promise to CUT $2.5T in “internet obligatory spending within the reconciliation course of.”
You canât minimize $2.5 trillion in obligatory spending with out substantial cuts to Social Safety and Medicare.
I’ll stand with @HouseDemocrats to battle again to in opposition to these merciless and dangerous cuts.
In case you’re questioning what obligatory spending is, right here’s a chart:
This is what’s in “obligatory spending,” per CBO https://t.co/4WBg2xqlqL pic.twitter.com/ZW88P7bbKA
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) December 20, 2024
Since Trump has reportedly advised Johnson that Social Safety is off the desk, meaning cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans’ healthcare. Particularly, Republicans are going to look to intestine Medicaid.
Rep. Nadler is right the one means for Republicans to achieve their purpose on obligatory spending cuts is to intestine Social Safety and all main healthcare applications. That’s the solely method to minimize $2.5 trillion in obligatory spending.
Trump, Musk, and the Republicans are placing a plan in place that will wreck the nation’s healthcare system in trade for tax cuts for the wealthy.
All of these individuals who voted for Donald Trump as a result of they thought that he would decrease costs could finish dropping their Medicare and Social Safety.
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