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      Rep. Ilhan Omar

      Omar Condemns Millionaire Republicans for Pushing Huge Cuts to Medicaid and Food Benefits

      The Minnesota Democrat slammed the GOP for pursuing massive safety net cuts "while doing nothing to rein in our nearly trillion-dollar Pentagon budget or the trillions they've handed out to millionaires and billionaires."

      Jake Johnson
      Sep 21, 2023

      Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday condemned her Republican colleagues for proposing a budget resolution that includes massive cuts to key aid programs while backing an extension of giveaways for the wealthy and large corporations.

      "We are in the midst of a shutdown crisis because Republicans can't even organize their own caucus to pass funding levels that were already agreed to," Omar (D-Minn.) said during the House Budget Committee's markup of the new resolution. "And now they launch some of the most radical cuts to healthcare, to housing assistance, to food assistance, to the postal office, and nearly every program under the sun—all while doing nothing to rein in our nearly trillion-dollar Pentagon budget or the trillions they've handed out to millionaires and billionaires through the Trump tax cuts."

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      House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delivers a speech on the economy

      McCarthy to Wall Street: GOP Will Hold Economy Hostage to Cut Aid Programs

      "McCarthy went to Wall Street to spread Republicans' message to billionaires and corporate executives: They want hardworking families to pay the cost of keeping the government up and running."

      Jake Johnson
      Apr 17, 2023

      U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told the New York Stock Exchange on Monday that his caucus will not pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling unless it includes steep federal spending cuts and work requirements for key aid programs, a position that Democratic lawmakers slammed as dangerous and foolish hostage-taking.

      "There never has been and never will be anything fiscally responsible about refusing to pay America's bills, risking millions of jobs, or threatening economic ruin," said Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee. "Republicans have apparently learned nothing from their past failures, so I'll make it clear: The best thing they can do for the American people is to let the hostage go, stop the chaos, and end this reckless brinksmanship with a vote for a clean raise of the debt ceiling."

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      Paul Ryan Gets 700,000 'No' Votes on Social Security Cuts

      Rep. Paul Ryan now has a clear, unmistakable message about where the American Majority stands on his ideas for cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits - no, no, 700,000 times no.

      Isaiah J. Poole
      Nov 14, 2013

      Rep. Paul Ryan now has a clear, unmistakable message about where the American Majority stands on his ideas for cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits - no, no, 700,000 times no.

      Ryan's office on Wednesday received a petition signed by more than 700,000 people that said there should be "no grand bargain" in the budget negotiations being led by Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., "in exchange for cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits."

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