‘Woke, Weaponized, Wasteful’ Spending Is Main Target of House GOP as Budget Battle Heats Up

‘Woke, Weaponized, Wasteful’ Spending Is Main Target of House GOP as Budget Battle Heats Up
Russell Vought, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, on March 11, 2019. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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House Republican Conference Chairman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) didn’t hesitate a second when asked during the GOP congressional retreat in Orlando March 20 by Punchbowl co-founder Jake Sherman how she and her colleagues “can balance the budget without touching entitlements and mandatory spending” in 2023.

“I believe that when we focus on Social Security and Medicare, those are important programs that we must protect for current seniors and for future generations. Any type of modernization efforts will have to be done on a bipartisan basis,” Stefanik replied. She also agreed when Sherman suggested “now is not the time” for such actions.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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