One progressive critic said the GOP bill is 'a reflection of just how totally controlled by the fringes of his caucus McCarthy is.'
Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress.
Option one, Kogan noted, is"the entire discretionary budget is cut 28% by 2033 due to McCarthy's caps—including a 28% cut to defense and [Veterans Affairs] Medical Care." The second option is shielding the military budget and inflicting"a 58% cut to all else," leaving"most essential services destroyed."
"This is a ludicrous demand," Kogan argued."McCarthy's position is that, unless both the president and Congress accede to his very specific and extreme demands, he will force the government to illegally default on its statutory obligations—such as payments to disabled veterans and [Social Security] recipients."the House GOP leadership's proposal is"a reflection of just how totally controlled by the fringes of his caucus McCarthy is.
"It's just as bad as we expected," said Levin."Literally take food off the table of millions of families just trying to get by? Help the ultra-wealthy and big corporations get away with cheating on their taxes? Strip away healthcare from children, veterans, and seniors? Saddle millions with crushing student debt? Pull the plug on new clean energy jobs? That's your big pitch to the American people?"Our work is licensed under Creative Commons .
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