GOP and Biden spar on Budget
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On Wednesday, the Senate Budget Committee hosted a hearing where U.S. President Joe Biden’s top budget expert fielded Republicans’ criticisms of the proposed fiscal budget. Left-leaning articles highlight that Biden has reiterated his administration’s commitment to lowering healthcare costs and protecting the Affordable Care Act, while right-leaning articles highlight that Senate Republicans criticized Biden’s budget, saying it will lead to financial crises and alluding to recent bank failures.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) grilled President Biden’s director of White House Office of Management and Budget on Social Security during a hearing about Biden’s 2024 budget. He questioned Shalanda Young, OMBS director, about whether she had confirmed that members of Congress have proposed cuts to the program, denying that any lawmakers have. He also grilled Young about why Biden’s budget does not address the program’s trust fund, which will likely run out in the next decade.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that at an event in Las Vegas, Biden touted his administration’s efforts to lower the cost of prescription drugs and support the Medicaid and Medicare programs. He also emphasized his continued and increasing support for the Affordable Care Act and highlighted Republicans’ former efforts to repeal the landmark Obama-era law. The Post also highlighted that prior to his remarks, the White House had released data showing that seniors have benefited from lower prescription drug and vaccine prices.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee attacked Biden’s 2024 budget plan during a hearing with the OMBS director. One of the committee members, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) suggested that Biden’s proposed budget would lead to a repeat of situations similar to the Silicon Valley Bank failure last weekend and called the budget “funky voodoo accounting.” The consensus of the committee Republicans was that the budget would negatively impact the growth of the economy.