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MAGA Republicans’ Plan to Force Social Security and Medicare Cuts
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![U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) are interviewed by a political analyst.]()
MAGA Republicans’ Plan to Force Social Security and Medicare Cuts
A Republican default on the national debt would exacerbate inflation, increase costs, and put Americans’ benefits at risk.
10 Questions for Mitt Romney on Poverty and Opportunity in America
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![An unidentified man, who lost his job two months ago after being hurt on the job, works a Miami street corner to collect money for his family on September 16, 2010. The man said his unemployment check did not cover costs of living. (AP/J Pat Carter)]()
10 Questions for Mitt Romney on Poverty and Opportunity in America
Melissa Boteach asks Gov. Romney 10 questions on taxes, spending, and jobs that would help clarify his positions on important issues for Americans aiming to join the middle class.
Boehner Endangers His Own District with Safety Net Cuts
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![House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is proposing a deficit reduction plan that drastically cuts poverty programs while child poverty in the speaker's district rose almost 50 percent from 2008 to 2009. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)]()
Boehner Endangers His Own District with Safety Net Cuts
House Speaker John Boehner should take a close look at how his debt limit deal would hurt his own district by cutting much needed programs for low-income families, write Melissa Boteach and Jessica Liu.
Deficit Reduction on the Backs of the Most Vulnerable
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![Job seekers look for employment on computers at JobTrain, an educational and training institution that also offers career counseling and job placement services, in Menlo Park, California. Cuts in the GOP budget bill would result in more than 8 million adults and youth losing access to training and other employment services. (AP/Paul Sakuma)]()
Deficit Reduction on the Backs of the Most Vulnerable
Melissa Boteach shows how the House GOP budget cuts hit our neediest Americans the hardest.