Republicans in Congress are threatening to slash vital social programs to pay down the nation’s ballooning debt.
John,
Republicans in Congress are threatening to slash vital social programs like Medicare or Social Security to pay down the nation’s ballooning debt.
But here’s the truth: our nation’s debt is in large part a consequence of tax cuts by Reagan, Bush, and Trump, as well as Bush’s obscene spending on overseas wars. We don’t need a fiscal commission to study our debt, we need to end tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and make a moonshot investment in American industry.
I represent a district in the heart of Silicon Valley with arguably more billionaires than any other district in the country. I keep saying we need to tax billionaires and they keep sending me back. If I can support these policies and get re-elected, then my colleagues who represent suburban and rural parts of the country can too. But I need to show them that the people are with me.
