The GOP proposal to raise the debt ceiling would force Americans on Social Security and Medicare to wait longer to receive help and make college more expensive, the White House says
The bill includes a long list of proposed spending cuts and changes to federal programs, including banning student-loan forgiveness and raising work requirements to access social welfare programs.
"House Republicans can do this math as well as anyone. They are absolutely aware of these very calculations," Young writes. And, if the GOP wants to include cuts to all programs, even the military, just bringing spending down to fiscal year 2022 levels across the board would mean a 9% cut, according to Young.
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