The Republican’s $2.2 trillion proposal includes deep spending cuts totaling $1.2 trillion, including significant cuts to Medicare beneficiaries and providers, and no new taxes. The plan also estimates corporate and individual tax cuts could stimulate the economy and yield $200 billion in revenue, according to the report.
The proposal is a response to a proposal set forth by Democratic panel members, whose $3 trillion plan includes $500 million in healthcare savings, $1.3 trillion in new taxes and $300 billion in investments to stimulate the economy. That plan was sharply and immediately rejected by conservative lawmakers, who have staunchly opposed any new taxes.
The debt reduction committee faces a Thanksgiving deadline for finding $1.5 trillion in savings. Failure to submit the recommended savings or failure by Congress to enact the recommendations by that time will result in across-the-board automatic cuts, including a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments.
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