Trump and Mike Johnson seem to agree to chop People' well being care to finance tax cuts for the wealthy

President-elect Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have agreed to a deal that would fund the government now but raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion and cut spending by $2.5 trillion, in what are like cuts looks like in healthcare.

Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News posted:

AT THE GOP MEETING – GOP leadership reached a “deal” on the debt limit

The “agreement” states that House Republicans will raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion in the “first reconciliation package,” along with a promise to increase “net mandatory spending in the reconciliation process” by $2.5 trillion to lower.

Representative Jerry Nadler emphasized:

You can't cut mandatory spending by $2.5 trillion without making significant cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

I will support @HouseDemocrats to fight these cruel and damaging cuts.

In case you are wondering what mandatory expenses are, here is a table:

Here's what the CBO says “mandatory spending” means: https://t.co/4WBg2xqlqL pic.twitter.com/ZW88P7bbKA

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) December 20, 2024

Since Trump

He reportedly told Johnson that Social Security is off the table, which means cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and veterans' health care. Specifically, Republicans will try to exclude Medicaid.

Rep. Nadler is right: The only way for Republicans to achieve their goal of mandatory spending cuts is to eliminate Social Security and all major health care programs. This is the only way to reduce mandatory spending by $2.5 trillion.

Trump, Musk and the Republicans are implementing a plan that would ruin the country's health care system in return for tax cuts for the rich.

All those people who voted for Donald Trump because they thought he would lower prices could end up losing their Medicare and Social Security.

Jason is the managing editor. He is also White House press secretary and congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor's degree in political science. The focus of his thesis was public policy with an emphasis on social reform movements.

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Political Science Association

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