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Republican Study Committee Budget Seeks to Save Medicare

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The Republican Study Committee budget proposal, titled “Protecting America’s Economic Security,” contains several conservative proposals. Breitbart News’s Ashley Oliver exclusively reported how the bill would repeal the Biden administration’s pistol brace rule, among other Second Amendment proposals. RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) and budget task…

Republicans aim to close food stamps 'loophole' costing taxpayers billions

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FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are working to close what they say is a loophole in the federal food assistance program that is costing American taxpayers nearly $7 billion per year. A new bill, the No Welfare for the Wealthy Act, aims to establish asset and income thresholds for Americans to qualify for programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental…

EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Introduce Pro-Life Budget as 1-Year Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Reversal Approaches

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The Republican Study Committee has introduced “the most pro-life congressional budget ever produced, with dozens of policies that support our fight to protect and uphold the sanctity of life,” Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told The Daily Signal. The budget’s release on Wednesday comes just 10 days before the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v.…

Conservative lawmakers propose budget that would defund 'sanctuary' cities, end chain migration

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FIRST ON FOX: A new budget plan by the conservative Republican Study Committee is eyeing a number of sweeping changes to U.S. border and immigration policy, backing bills that would defund sanctuary cities, end chain migration, and tackle the ongoing crisis at the southern border. The budget plan is being rolled out Wednesday afternoon by the conservative Republican group and calls for…

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Study Committee Moves to Revamp Long-Standing Welfare Programs

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The Republican Study Committee’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget will propose amending key welfare programs, including several that provide cash directly to recipients. The budget, excerpts of which were obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller ahead of its Wednesday release, directs all federal welfare programs to include work requirements and limits cash payouts to recipients. It also…

Republicans push McCarthy to address Social Security, Medicare in the spending fight

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The largest faction of House GOP lawmakers is pushing Speaker Kevin McCarthy to use the upcoming government spending fight to shore up Social Security and Medicare. Social Security and Medicare are on track to go bust within the next decade, meaning people who are now 55 will get hit with significant benefit cuts unless Congress acts. The Republican Study Committee, which is made up of…

Exclusive GOP Budget Proposal Is Packed with Gun Policies: Blocks Pistol Brace Rule, Destroys Firearm Database

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The Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) budget proposal, which the committee is rolling out Wednesday, contains a number of Second Amendment provisions, including the House’s newly passed pistol brace rule repeal that had become a source of controversy this month. A first glimpse at the gun-related section was provided to Breitbart News in advance of its release and reveals…

Inside the House GOPs impeach-Mayorkas push

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House Republicans are quietly ramping up their intra-party persuasion campaign to get the votes they need to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — and backers insist they’re making progress. GOP leaders are facing serious pressure from conservatives eager to fulfill a big promise to the party’s base by voting to recommend the Homeland Security…

Conservatives budget plan renews battle over seniors benefits

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The largest bloc of House conservatives offered up a fiscal blueprint Wednesday that promises to balance the federal budget in seven years, make GOP tax cuts permanent, and slash domestic spending. The plan offered by the 175-member Republican Study Committee would gradually raise the age at which future retirees can start claiming full Social Security benefits from 67 to 69, a…

Conservative caucus model budget takes aim at woke policies, slashes spending by $16.3T

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The Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest conservative caucus in the House, put a heavy focus on opposing “woke” policies in its annual model federal budget, while proposing $16.3 trillion in spending cuts over a decade. The model budget for fiscal 2024, first shared with The Hill, includes policies that oppose gender-affirming health care for transgender youth and…