The right-wing House Freedom Caucus wants to slash President Joe Biden’s student loan bailout program, rescind all Covid-19 funding and cap future federal spending over the next 10 years at fiscal year 2022 levels in exchange for agreeing to raise the debt ceiling—setting the stage for a stalemate with the White House, which has said it will not negotiate on the borrowing limit.... [+]
The caucus wants to roll back all federal spending to fiscal year 2022 levels, allowing for 1% annual growth over the next 10 years—cuts it claims will amount to $131 billion in fiscal year 2024 and $3 trillion over the next decade. In addition to reducing Biden’s student loan program and rescinding all unused Covid-19 funding, the caucus wants to establish stricter work requirements for welfare recipients and make cuts to the $369 billion for climate change initiatives included in the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August.
It is time for the 535 Congressional members to have drug tests & a law against lying by any federal candidates, elected, appointed or civil service personnel. DC is referred to openly as a cocaine-induced clown show. We saw SF go this way & now it is considered unliveable.
Why don’t they tax the rich. The wealthy could support the entire military