Republicans Eye Spending Caps and ‘Paid-For’ Tax Cuts Ahead of Talks on Debt Ceiling

Republicans Eye Spending Caps and ‘Paid-For’ Tax Cuts Ahead of Talks on Debt Ceiling
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) speaks during a House Small Business Committee hearing in Washington, on July 17, 2020. Erin Scott/Pool/Getty Images
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Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) has outlined the policies Republicans are discussing in connection with debt ceiling negotiations, which include rollbacks on discretionary spending, a cap on future spending, and ‘paid-for’ tax cuts.

Hern, who chairs the House Republican Study Committee (RSC), listed the policy ideas in a letter to committee members on Feb. 1.