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Rhiannon12866

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Mon Mar 13, 2023, 02:30 AM Mar 2023

Biden budget proposal catches House Republicans flat-footed - MSNBC



President Joe Biden formally unveiled his new budget proposal this week, and it aims to cut the federal deficit by nearly 3 trillion dollars over the next decade. It’s a tall order, but the White House says it can be accomplished through a combination of raising taxes on billionaires and oil companies, doing away with the carried-interest loophole, and curtailing pandemic-related spending.

Meanwhile, the Republicans are still struggling to devise a counter proposal. Congressman Sean Casten joined former HUD Secretary Julián Castro to talk about about the schisms in the GOP caucus. - Aired on 03/12/2023.



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