The new proposal underscores the Republican Party's 'thirst for cruel budget cuts,' said Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle.
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"The proposed cuts disproportionately fell in programs for households with low and moderate incomes," CBPP observed, "but they were also broad-based and included deep cuts in the part of the budget that funds public services whose funding is provided annually, such as education, medical research, environmental protection, and the administration of the Social Security Administration.
House Budget Committee Republicans' new resolution also calls for the establishment of a "bipartisan debt commission" to examine and propose changes to "the drivers of U.S. debt... such as Social Security and Medicare." The Republican proposal, which has no chance of becoming law given Democratic control of the Senate, would cut federal discretionary spending by nearly $5 trillion over the next decade,Tuesday. The plan would cut mandatory spending—a category that includes Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program —by nearly $9 trillion over a 10-year period.
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