Senior WH official talks about GOP spending cuts in cancer research speculation.

Biden Administration Official Claims Republicans Willing to Cut Veterans’ Benefits and Cancer Research

Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under President Biden, recently took to the White House briefing room to discuss Republican spending cuts. Young speculated on what specific programs or funding Republicans might be willing to cut, claiming they’d cut veterans’ benefits and cancer research. Shockingly, there was no pushback from the reporters in attendance.

Young’s Rant Against Republicans

Young began her rant by stating that Republicans just want to cut spending without really thinking or caring about where the funding they were cutting was going to go. “Something tells me, those toplines in that bill, there are many Republicans who could not vote for bills that actually told the American people by line item what it means,” she argued. Young went on to say that it was just business as usual, claiming, “We’ve done this before. Republicans have done this before. … Because those cuts hurt communities whether you’re represented by a Democrat or a Republican.”

Democrats Push for Clean Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

As the debt ceiling fast approaches, Democrats have been adamant about passing a clean bill to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) submitted his own proposal, which includes spending cuts to a number of the Biden administration’s green energy initiatives — and in the days since, Democrats have worked overtime to claim that McCarthy’s proposal would result in nothing short of disaster.

• Young speculates Republicans might be willing to cut cancer research under the guise of cutting government spending and trimming debt.
• Democrats push for a clean bill to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default.
• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) submitted his own proposal, which includes spending cuts to a number of the Biden administration’s green energy initiatives.