#Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid

#Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid

Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid House Democrats are vowing a fierce fight over Medicaid as Republicans eye plans to curb spending for the low-income health care program in the name of deficit reduction. Joining President Biden, the Democrats are warning that Medicaid cuts would disproportionately impact the same vulnerable populations least able…

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#McCarthy’s Tucker Carlson decision ‘despicable,’ says Schumer

#McCarthy’s Tucker Carlson decision ‘despicable,’ says Schumer

McCarthy’s Tucker Carlson decision ‘despicable,’ says Schumer Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said that Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) decision to share security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol exclusively with Fox News host Tucker Carlson was “despicable” and damaging to security.   Asked whether he would share the…

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#McCarthy tells Mayorkas to ‘stop lying’ about border

#McCarthy tells Mayorkas to ‘stop lying’ about border

McCarthy tells Mayorkas to ‘stop lying’ about border Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took aim at Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, fueling an argument that could help lay the groundwork for a potential impeachment. “This has got to stop. And it starts with the Secretary of Homeland….

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#CBO warns of sharp uptick in Social Security, Medicare spending

#CBO warns of sharp uptick in Social Security, Medicare spending

CBO warns of sharp uptick in Social Security, Medicare spending Federal spending on Social Security and Medicare is projected to rise dramatically over the next decade, far outpacing revenues and the economy on the whole while putting new pressure on Congress to address accelerated threats of insolvency, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget…

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