WASHINGTON EXAMINER — The House on Thursday passed a 10-year Republican spending plan drafted by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan that promises to balance the budget by cutting Democratic-championed programs like Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps.
Republicans touted the largely symbolic spending framework as a fiscally responsible plan intended to rein in spending and chip away at the ballooning $17.5 trillion federal debt. Democrats said the plan would hurt the poor, elderly and disadvantaged.
Recommended Stories
“This document is our vision for getting Americans back to work and our budget back in balance,” said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Read more at The Washington Examiner.
