This is the cul de sac Republicans have been running into for years. It's easy to talk about rooting out waste and fraud (which isn't a new endeavor). But cutting spending enough to meaningfully reduce red ink requires actions that affect their voters and carry a political price.
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Sahil Kapur
NEW: Republicans cannot meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
The math is simple 👇
House Budget requires E&C to cut spending by $880 billion.
CBO says E&C oversees $581 billion outside Medicare/Medicaid.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The math is simple 👇
House Budget requires E&C to cut spending by $880 billion.
CBO says E&C oversees $581 billion outside Medicare/Medicaid.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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