House GOP releases budget resolution — tax cuts for rich, $5T increase in deficit, increase ceiling by $4T, $880B in Medicaid cuts, SNAP cut by 20%

[jneffer]

Again, I am asking where in OP those items are listed, as I didn't see them and want to make sure I am reading what was posted correctly.

The Yahoo article re-iterates what I saw, it asks certain committees for reduced spending proposals over the next 9 years ?

The Energy and Commerce Committee, which handles health care spending, is asked to cut $880 billion over the decade, while the Education and Workforce Committee is asked to reduce spending by $330 billion. The Agriculture Committee is asked to save $230 billion, while the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is asked to find at least $10 billion in cuts through 2034.

I don't see where that says "cut" anything specific?

what was released was the framework of the budget (which will then be developed in more detail at the committee level)

this is the starting point...the round numbers the house gop would like to see in the final budget that will get approved later this year

you won't see specific cuts...but you can extrapolate in some cases how those cuts can be achieved

 

[TennNole17]

you won't see specific cuts...but you can extrapolate in some cases how those cuts can be achieved

This is my question. Being curious, not argumentative- how this headline was arrived at by the link provided in OP. What am I missing?

 

[Joes Place]

53% Trump Territory:






Ironically, probably all the money for Huntsville residents' energy subsidies comes from Blue states....

 

[Joes Place]

 

[tumorboy]

Republicans and Trump have really gotten away from their supposedly fiscal responsibility

Fiscal responsibility died in the Republican Party in 2002.

 

[RNHawk]

Fiscal responsibility died in the Republican Party in 2002.

I think it was before that

 

[noleclone2]

53% Trump Territory:

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Ironically, probably all the money for Huntsville residents' energy subsidies comes from Blue states....

This type of stuff is a huge part of the Let it Burn movement. Trump and Musk are going to find out very very fast how a huge chunk of MAGA are also low income and poor and on government tit. Both the poor MAGAs and the billionaires pulling the strings think poor people getting help in life from the federal government are all all black and brown and live in the cities. They are fixing to find out.

 

[Tenacious E]

I think it was before that

This is the part of the thread where I lament the loss of McCain and wish people like Mitt Romney had power.

 

[Joes Place]

 

[Tiny Hands Trump]

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I can see some savings the next dem admin can propose right away...

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/BU00/20250213/117894/BILLS-119NAih.pdf

Summary:

• +$5T deficit, -2T in spending cuts
• Increase debt ceiling by $4T
• $300B in new spending for border security (including judiciary/immigration judges and border patrol)
• $880B in Medicaid program cuts
• 20% cut ($230B) in SNAP program funding
• Ending school breakfast and lunch program
• $330B in education cuts
• $4.5T in tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy

And all of that is precisely my point on why I roll my eyes at this whole DOGE business.

Trump is going to shatter record deficits and the MAGA Idiot Brigade will still view this as a win for small government.

As an actual small government conservative, I can tell you it’s not.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

This type of stuff is a huge part of the Let it Burn movement. Trump and Musk are going to find out very very fast how a huge chunk of MAGA are also low income and poor and on government tit. Both the poor MAGAs and the billionaires pulling the strings think poor people getting help in life from the federal government are all all black and brown and live in the cities. They are fixing to find out.

Exactly this. Federal spending is overwhelmingly slanted towards red states. This has been the case for decades. And it’s not just the poor. Farm subsidies (aka welfare for landowners), business owners with government contracts and many more will be impacted. These folks vote team red in large numbers.

Which is why I think he won’t actually follow through on his full spending cuts. They will eventually gut a few token programs near and dear to Dems and claim success. Meanwhile the deficit will keep on growing larger and larger.

 

[LunchBox50]

So 4.5 T in tax cuts and a 5T expansion in the deficit.

Can my fiscally conservative Republican friends explain how this works when we should be so concerned about the deficit?

BuT tHe DeBt Is OuT oF cOnTrOl

 

[BelemNole]

Man, who saw this coming?

 

[theiacowtipper]

There is not a single politician in Washington DC who can claim any mantle of fiscal responsibility without advocating for significant defense cuts. At least half At least. Our spending is not realistic. We account for 40% of worldwide defense spending. That is in a country with no natural enemies in our hemisphere.

The starting negotiation should be half. I’d advocate for 2/3.

 

[Rifler]

I'd impose minimum across the board cuts to all areas of the budget,.. 1% per year, for the next 5 years.

 

[gohawks50]

That is in a country with no natural enemies in our hemisphere.

Trump is doing his best to change that.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Wow! A Republican representative actually telling the truth to his idiot party members...

 

[tumorboy]

I think it was before that

Somewhere around Medicare D and the. New Dubya tax cuts. Then deficits don’t matter killed any lip service to it.

 

[Hawked]

Man, who saw this coming?

I'm waiting for the non-voters with econ degrees to tell us how much we don't understand about this budget and to make snarky comments about people being concerned with this. You know, the true visionaries that told us it was going to be ok all last year leading up to the election they decided not to participate in at the highest, most important level. I'm sure they knew

 

[bcherod]

I know at least one Trump voter who voted for him probably only because of the promise of shrinking government spending in the hopes of balancing the budget. I will ask him about this but his response will probably be it’s better than what democrats would have proposed.

They always have an excuse.

 

[Niko13]

Stop voting Republican

But how are they going to hate minorities if they do?

 

[Tom Paris]

Republicans and Trump have really gotten away from their supposedly fiscal responsibility

They haven't been fiscally responsible IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! It's a freaking myth. Figure it out. Look this shit up. Reagan was FAR from fiscally conservative and responsible.

 

[Tom Paris]

53% Trump Territory:

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Ironically, probably all the money for Huntsville residents' energy subsidies comes from Blue states....

This needs to be in the FAFO thread.

 

[OrlandNole]

what was released was the framework of the budget (which will then be developed in more detail at the committee level)

this is the starting point...the round numbers the house gop would like to see in the final budget that will get approved later this year

you won't see specific cuts...but you can extrapolate in some cases how those cuts can be achieved

It's a concept of a budget!

 

[Chishawk1425]

But how are they going to hate minorities if they do?

We are basically here, yes.

 

[Joes Place]

This needs to be in the FAFO thread.

 

[Thunderlips71]

Credit card conservatives

 

[BioHawk]

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/BU00/20250213/117894/BILLS-119NAih.pdf

Summary:

• +$5T deficit, -2T in spending cuts
• Increase debt ceiling by $4T
• $300B in new spending for border security (including judiciary/immigration judges and border patrol)
• $880B in Medicaid program cuts
• 20% cut ($230B) in SNAP program funding
• Ending school breakfast and lunch program
• $330B in education cuts
• $4.5T in tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy

So, that's a $5T increase in the deficit including the $2T in spending cuts? So without the cuts the deficit would be $7T? Or is the total deficit increase only $3T?

 

[theVoicefromtheTomb]

I'd impose minimum across the board cuts to all areas of the budget,.. 1% per year, for the next 5 years.

Okay.

What about the elephant in the room? 4.5 T in tax cuts.

 

[mthawkeyes]

I'd impose minimum across the board cuts to all areas of the budget,.. 1% per year, for the next 5 years.

This is a great example of "common sense". Come up with an overly simplistic solution that requires no actual thought about the whatever the issue may be.

 

[onlyTheObvious]

I'd impose minimum across the board cuts to all areas of the budget,.. 1% per year, for the next 5 years.

Just a spending freeze would work. With some waste watch dogs.

 

[hawkeyez]

Okay.

What about the elephant in the room? 4.5 T in tax cuts.

This. If you're going to slash federal spending and services, at least do something about the deficit in the process. That would make all of this f*ckery a little more palatable.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/BU00/20250213/117894/BILLS-119NAih.pdf

Summary:

• +$5T deficit, -2T in spending cuts
• Increase debt ceiling by $4T
• $300B in new spending for border security (including judiciary/immigration judges and border patrol)
• $880B in Medicaid program cuts
• 20% cut ($230B) in SNAP program funding
• Ending school breakfast and lunch program
• $330B in education cuts
• $4.5T in tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy

 

[Gimmered]

Republicans and Trump have really gotten away from their supposedly fiscal responsibility

When was Trump ever fiscally responsible in his lifetime?

 

[Huey Grey]

When was Trump ever responsible in his lifetime?

Fify

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Today's GOP does not give a shit about spending. They increased spending and cut taxes under both W and Trump. As long as the super rich get more money in their pockets, that is all that matters.

Last balanced budget was under Clinton.

 

[Rifler]

Okay.

What about the elephant in the room? 4.5 T in tax cuts.

Not sure what makes up your 4.5T but I would retain current tax cuts from the first Trump administration, but not introduce new tax cutting measures until after the result of spending cuts can be viewed...

 

[Rifler]

This is a great example of "common sense". Come up with an overly simplistic solution that requires no actual thought about the whatever the issue may be.

Sometimes simple is best,.. In the past, anytime we've tried to go after the budget line item by line item, Congress gets attacked by lobbyists, special interest groups, Wall Street and big business,.. All whining over how they are deserving of the status quo and about to be mistreated,.. Across the board cuts eliminate all of that finger pointing,.. Everybody gets to feel some pain.

 

[Joes Place]

They're gonna take even more of your money now, w/o any IG oversight if they can fire all of them, and leave you with even worse deficits.