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Summary
This document appears to be a page (29) from a larger text, likely a news article or report included in House Oversight Committee evidence. It discusses US fiscal policy, specifically the 'Ryan plan,' and the internal tensions within both the Democratic and Republican parties regarding taxes and entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. While included in a batch of documents potentially related to an investigation, this specific page focuses entirely on political strategy and budget debates.
People (2)
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| Unnamed Speaker ('he') | Commentator/Politician |
Quoted discussing the Democrats' credibility test regarding taxes.
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| Ryan | Politician (Paul Ryan implied) |
Referenced in relation to the 'Ryan plan'.
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Organizations (7)
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| Democrats |
Discussed regarding their stance on security programs and taxes.
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| Republicans |
Discussed regarding their stance on the Ryan plan and tax increases.
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| Senate |
Location where a group is operating independently of party leaders.
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| Social Security |
Mentioned as a program some Democrats might scale back.
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| Medicare |
Mentioned as a program some Democrats might scale back.
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| Medicaid |
Mentioned as a program some Democrats might scale back.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (implied by footer).
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Timeline (1 events)
Locations (1)
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Washington D.C. (implied)
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Relationships (1)
Group operating independently of party leaders to find a necessary plan.
Key Quotes (3)
"“The problem the Democrats have is that they can no longer say with a straight face that raising taxes on the wealthy is going to enable them to pay over the next generation for the programs they cherish. So what do you do?”"Source
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"There are Republicans who fear that voting for the Ryan plan will put them out of step with their constituents."Source
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"But they are debating basic values; it would no doubt be much easier if the argument was just about numbers."Source
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But he said Democrats, too, faced a credibility test. “They have held fast to the security programs in place since the 1930s, but without being able to successfully challenge the antitax orthodoxy,” he said. “The problem the Democrats have is that they can no longer say with a straight face that raising taxes on the wealthy is going to enable them to pay over the next generation for the programs they cherish. So what do you do?”
That question is being asked quietly within both parties, each of which faces its own internal tensions about how to proceed.
There are Republicans who fear that voting for the Ryan plan will put them out of step with their constituents. There are Democrats who think the tax-and-spend label is all too accurate. There are Republicans who might countenance voting for tax increases, and there are Democrats who are willing to meaningfully scale back the benefits promised by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
In the Senate, a group of Democrats and Republicans operating independently of party leaders is trying to come up with a plan that neither party would like but both would accept as necessary. But they are debating basic values; it would no doubt be much easier if the argument was just about numbers.
That question is being asked quietly within both parties, each of which faces its own internal tensions about how to proceed.
There are Republicans who fear that voting for the Ryan plan will put them out of step with their constituents. There are Democrats who think the tax-and-spend label is all too accurate. There are Republicans who might countenance voting for tax increases, and there are Democrats who are willing to meaningfully scale back the benefits promised by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
In the Senate, a group of Democrats and Republicans operating independently of party leaders is trying to come up with a plan that neither party would like but both would accept as necessary. But they are debating basic values; it would no doubt be much easier if the argument was just about numbers.
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