May 22, 2017 ... The cuts include: All $880 billion in Medicaid cuts included in the Republican  health plan that has passed the House, plus $610 billion in additional cuts due to  ... It assumes that Trump's proposed tax reform package passes, and is revenue- neutral, meaning it will neither increase nor decrease the deficit.
Aug 3, 2011 ... With a majority in the House, Republicans can block a debt ceiling vote until they  get what they want—which is a deficit reduction deal heavy on cuts to ..... Another  Senate Republican, Rand Paul of Kentucky, said he would vote down any debt  deal that does not include a balanced budget amendment.
The objective of the committee was to develop a deficit reduction plan over 10  years in addition to the $917 billion of cuts and initial debt limit increase of $900  billion in the Budget Control Act of 2011 that avoided a U.S. sovereign default.  The committee recommendation was to have been subject to a simple vote by the  full ...
Mar 15, 2016 ... This approach is deeply unpopular with the American people—including a  majority of Republican voters—but it is popular among wealthy ... Times and CBS  News showed that 58 percent of registered Republican voters agreed that deficit  reduction should consist of both spending cuts and tax increases.
ing a “balanced approach” to deficit reduction, arguing that the deficit reduction  plan should have included tax ... to reduce the deficit.9 The powerful Republicans  and Democrats selected for the Supercommittee also repre- .... The survey of  voters showed that the American people seem no more unified than the members .
The clear majority of Republican voters think that any deficit reduction package should have a balanced approach and should include some revenues.