Critics Say GOP’s Budget Blueprint Is a Thinly Veiled Ploy to Slash Key Programs

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a budget blueprint for next fiscal year that, while light on specifics, expresses the party’s support for Medicaid work requirements and a fiscal commission for Social Security and Medicare — which critics say is a thinly veiled ploy to slash the key programs. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said in a statement...

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