Economy & Jobs

Rep. Kevin Hern Presents a GOP Budget to Fix America

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As Americans watch their government leaders spend more and more, the average citizen is struggling to pay for food and gas. It seems that the Biden administration is more concerned with placating a base of radical leftists than crafting a federal budget designed to help everyday Americans. To Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., the government needs to focus on balancing its budget, especially as…

EXCLUSIVE: House Conservatives Float Plan to Balance Budget in 7 Years

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House conservatives say they’ve crafted a plan to rein in government spending and balance the federal budget in seven years.  The budget proposal from the Republican Study Committee would reduce mandatory spending by $11.86 trillion over 10 years while lowering nondefense discretionary spending by $3.64 trillion. The U.S. government faces a budget deficit of $3.1 trillion. The…

Exclusive: Republican Study Committee Creates Holistic Immigration Plan to Raise Wages, Grow Middle Class

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A Republican Study Committee (RSC) budget proposal would create an immigration plan to secure the American border, curb illegal immigration, and reform America’s legal immigration system to boost wages and grow the middle class, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. The RSC releases an annual budget to showcase its ideas for how a budget should be crafted but also to outline their…

GOP Releases Budget Highlighting Need For Oil, Gas Production And Countering Biden Climate Agenda

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The Republican Study Committee (RSC), a group of House conservatives who craft policy proposals, unveiled its 2023 budget Thursday which stresses the importance of energy independence. The plan, titled “Blueprint to Save America,” endorsed more than 20 energy-related policies or bills designed to bolster American fossil fuel production, according to a partial copy of the RSC budget…

Pro-Growth Tax Reforms Throughout the Republican Study Committee’s FY 2023 Budget

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The Republican Study Committee (RSC) released its FY 2023 budget today, led by Budget and Spending Task Force Chair Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) and RSC Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN), and prescribes several pro-growth tax reforms that would simplify the tax code and encourage business investment. Among the most impactful reforms are permanence for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s (TCJA) individual and…

House conservatives propose balancing budget in 7 years with $16.6T in cuts

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The Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest conservative caucus in the House, on Thursday released its annual model federal budget proposal, which the committee says would balance the federal budget in seven years and advance socially conservative measures. Dubbed the “Blueprint to save America,” the group projects that over 10 years, its fiscal year 2023 model budget would cut…

RSC Budget a Promising Contribution to Fiscal Responsibility Efforts

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The Republican Study Committee (RSC) has released the latest version of its RSC Budget aimed at the 2023 fiscal year. At a time of historical levels of inflation and federal debt, there are many thoughtful proposals in this budget to promote fiscal responsibility and reduce federal spending, all while keeping taxes low. While the budget is incredibly detailed and covers dozens of…

Thousands of Americans negatively impacted by Social Security service delays – how Washington is addressing the issue

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THE Social Security Administration (SSA) has struggled to maintain quality customer service, and Congress is seeking a solution. More than 65 million Americans claimed Social Security benefits in 2021, up from 55.4 million in 2011, according to SSA data. As the program has ballooned, the administration has encountered some issues keeping up with the volume of beneficiaries. One…

Hearing Holds Social Security to Account for Customer Service Woes

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A key Congressional committee this week finally held a long-awaited hearing on customer service problems with the Social Security Administration (SSA). Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee had been pushing for such a hearing for months, and on Tuesday, the Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security convened it. “We are holding this important hearing today to spotlight…

As Social Security Customer Service Problems Persist, Congress Is Stepping In

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Ongoing customer service issues at the Social Security Administration have finally gotten bad enough that U.S. lawmakers decided to do something about it — but it might be a while before you see any significant improvements. Congress held a hearing on May 19 to identify ways to fix the SSA’s customer service fix problems, which mainly boil down to interminable wait times on the phone…