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The Republican Study Committee, the largest ideological caucus in Congress, released its annual budget proposal on Wednesday that would cut spending by $16.3 trillion over 10 years and take aim at Democratic policies.

The RSC's budget is comprised of over 200 conservative priorities to rein in spending, cut taxes, fund Republican initiatives such as border security, take aim at “woke” programs and ideologies, and look to protect religious liberties and support anti-abortion causes.

This budget reverts spending levels back to where they were in fiscal 2022, a major priority for House Republicans. While the odds are slim the proposal makes it to President Joe Biden's desk, it is an opportunity for the caucus to lay out its spending priorities while also messaging on social issues.

In the budget is the House Republicans’ border security measure, H.R. 2, and it includes the conference’s energy independence legislation, H.R. 1. The budget also has legislation that would prohibit the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms from using records to create a national firearm registry, it includes legislation to ban gender-reassignment surgeries for minors, and legislation that would prohibit Title IX funds from going to programs where biological males are allowed to compete in sports against biological females.

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