‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficit
"Around 3/4 of mandatory federal spending went toward Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in the most recent fiscal year, according to CBO"
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Paxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audio
In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and M...
