On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss the Republican Party's proposed legislation to raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for major government spending cuts.
The GOP proposal includes cuts to food stamp and Medicaid. More than 10 million Medicaid enrollees would be subject to "work requirements," according to HuffPost.
What will it take to stop Republicans from cutting vital programs or defaulting on the national debt?
Guests:
David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter, founder and advisor for DCReport, and author of several books, including Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)
Arthur Delaney, senior reporter for HuffPost
Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Web Resources:
Politico: Debt-limit plan won’t be changed, House GOP leaders tell holdouts
HuffPost: Federal ‘Work Requirements,’ Benefit Cuts Already Taking Effect For Millions This Year
HuffPost: Republicans' Proposed Medicaid 'Work Requirements' Would Affect 10 Million
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities: What's in the Limit, Save, Grow Act?
Insider: Banning Student-Loan Forgiveness, Ending Payment Pause in Debt Ceiling Bill
Inside Climate News: Why the Debt Ceiling Debate Is Also a Climate Fight
The Hill: McCarthy’s prescription for debt ceiling is bad medicine for older Americans
