You won’t hear this often but Kevin McCarthy was right earlier this year when he said it was House Republicans’ “responsibility” to pass a budget. Now months later, Republicans have refused to release their budget proposal – but their agenda to make devastating cuts to essential programs families rely on to give tax breaks to the wealthiest is crystal clear:

SHOT: In January 2023, Kevin McCarthy said that Republicans’ “very first responsibility” should be to pass a budget. 

Kevin McCarthy in January: “Our very first responsibility, we both should have to pass a budget […] so the country can see the direction we’re going.”

CHASER: Months later, MAGA Republicans still won’t release their budget but their priorities from previous proposals  are clear: make devastating cuts to funding for law enforcement, health care, American manufacturing, education, and more, while giving the wealthiest and big corporations tax breaks – which could add trillions to our national debt. 

Washington Post: “Biden administration warns of ‘damaging’ effects from GOP budget plans”

New York Times: “The largest remaining category involves health care spending that benefits lower- and middle-income families, including from Medicaid and Obamacare […] Party leaders, for their part, have said they would eye cuts to anti-poverty programs such as food stamps.”

MSNBC: “House Republican calls for defunding Homeland Security department”

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: “IRS Funding Repeal Could Cost Over $100 Billion, Encourage Tax Cheating”

CFRB: “CBO estimates that extending the individual income and estate tax provisions that are set to expire after 2025 would cost $2.2 trillion through 2032; also extending business tax provisions that are set to expire or become less generous would increase the cost to $2.7 trillion.”