Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., told Newsmax Friday that Congress must deal with 'mandatory spending' items like Medicare and Social Security to get a handle on the nation's deficit.
Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., told Newsmax Friday that Congress must deal with "mandatory spending" items like Medicare and Social Security to get a handle on the nation's deficit.
Murphy said that while Congress is eyeing cuts to discretionary spending and programs, it amounts to only around 30% of the total budget, with another 30% going to defense and 30% going to mandatory spending programs like Medicare and Social Security that have fewer people paying into them than beneficiaries taking money out.
Efforts to reign in spending and keep the government open after Sunday by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed in the House Friday by a vote of 232-198, making a shutdown starting Sunday imminent.
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