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Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls
Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough.
IRS Cuts in Debt Ceiling Deal Will Cost Over $40 Billion in Lost Revenue
Sheldon Whitehouse, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, pointed out that the cuts will add $19 billion to the deficit.
Biden-GOP Debt Ceiling Deal Slashes Assistance Programs and Protects the Wealthy
The deal will impose new work requirements on benefits recipients while protecting the spiraling pentagon budget.
White House and GOP Reportedly Nearing Agreement to Raise Debt Ceiling
Key disputes remain as Sanders warns that allowing the GOP to hold the economy hostage would set a dangerous precedent.
House Republicans Plan to Unveil Deficit-Exploding Tax Cuts for the Rich
The move further shows that “this hostage crisis has never been about deficits for the GOP,” tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Progressives Slam House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s Debt Ceiling Comments
Jeffries said discussing a federal spending freeze — a real-term cut when adjusted for inflation — is reasonable.
The GOP Would Rather Hold Hungry Families Hostage Than Tax the Wealthy
The GOP, unable to destroy the social safety net through normal legislative processes, has turned to blackmail.
GOP Demands Larger Pentagon Budget Amid Continued Push to Slash Aid Programs
Republicans are reportedly demanding even stricter work requirements than they originally proposed for SNAP recipients.
In Louisiana, Rock-Bottom Minimum Wage Is Becoming a Liability for Republicans
Republicans stubbornly defend $7.25 an hour in a state where more than one in four children live in poverty.
Billionaires Spent More on 2022 Elections Than Any Year in History
A new report finds that their collective congressional campaign contributions topped $1 billion for the first time.