{"id":2024194,"date":"2023-09-07T01:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T05:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-trillion-deficit-projection-sparks-conservative-demands-for-spending-cuts-major-budget-reforms\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T01:44:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T05:44:02","slug":"2-trillion-deficit-projection-sparks-conservative-demands-for-spending-cuts-major-budget-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-trillion-deficit-projection-sparks-conservative-demands-for-spending-cuts-major-budget-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives demand spending cuts and budget reforms due to $2 trillion deficit projection."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2-trillion-deficit-projection-sparks-conservative-demands-for-spending-cuts-major-budget-reforms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024194&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Kevin Cramer Predicts\u200b Government Shutdown\u200c as\u2063 Congress Deadlocked on Budget<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) confidently \u200cstated\u200b on Sept. 6 that a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democratic-senator-comes-out-against-bidens-vaccine-mandate-supports-legislation-to-overturn\/\" title=\"Top Democratic Senator Comes Out Against Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate, Supports Legislation To Overturn\">federal government shutdown<\/a> is inevitable. He expressed his lack of concern, citing the ongoing\u200b deadlock \u200bin Congress over\u200c a new\u2063 budget as the reason behind his prediction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The dire projection of\u200b a federal budget deficit of $2 trillion or more, as\u2064 reported by the\u2063 Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget \u2064(CFRB), also didn&#8217;t surprise\u2062 Sen. Cramer. He attributed this to the continuous increase in \u200cspending, burdensome\u200d regulations, and enforcement policies\u200b that \u200bhinder economic growth. Additionally, he criticized\u2064 the Democrats&#8217; proposal for tax increases, which he believes would further strain \u200ban already struggling\u2062 economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2064Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/weve-entered-the-doom-loop-of-deficit-debt-inflation-5465433\">We\u2019ve Entered the Doom \u200bLoop of Deficit\u2013Debt\u2013Inflation<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/15\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/federal-deficit-to-double-to-2-trillion-even-as-biden-boasts-deficit-cutting-5486103\">Federal \u2063Deficit to Double to $2 Trillion Even as Biden Boasts Deficit-Cutting<\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/4\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Cramer&#8217;s sentiments were echoed by other senators \u2063and representatives who were asked about the projection and potential shutdown. \u200dSen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) emphasized\u200b the need for \u2064bipartisan cooperation \u2063and urged\u200b both parties to \u200bset aside\u200c partisan differences to find solutions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Sen. Rosen highlighted her support for the &#8220;No Budget, No Pay\u2064 Act,&#8221; a bipartisan bill that \u2064would withhold congressional paychecks if a spending plan is not agreed upon. She believes this measure would incentivize lawmakers to prioritize budget negotiations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), drawing from his experience in the House of Representatives, expressed concern over Washington&#8217;s spending addiction. He called for real, structural spending \u200creforms \u2062to address the projected $2 trillion deficit and prevent \u2062future generations from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-trillion-deficit-projection-sparks-conservative-demands-for-spending-cuts-major-budget-reforms\/\" title=\"Conservatives demand spending cuts and budget reforms due to  trillion deficit projection.\">inheriting unsustainable debt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. \u2063Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) simply described the\u2062 deficit \u2063projection as &#8220;terrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for \u200bthe \u2063budget deadlock, the heart of the problem lies in the divided\u2064 government. \u2063Democrats control the White House and \u200cthe Senate,\u200c while Republicans hold\u200c a slim majority\u200c in the \u200dHouse. Speaker Kevin \u200bMcCarthy (R-Calif.) faces challenges\u200d in fulfilling\u2064 his promise\u200b to return to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-racing-to-pass-appropriations-bills-to-avoid-continuing-resolution-and-shutdown\/\" title=\"House rushing to approve appropriations bills to prevent CR and shutdown.\">pre-pandemic spending levels<\/a>\u200b and establish \u200da regular \u200bbudget process.<\/p>\n<p>With limited time before\u2063 the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, the House has only managed to\u2064 pass\u2063 one major appropriation bill for the Department of Defense. The remaining bills are awaiting\u200c floor votes, but their\u200b passage seems uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker McCarthy is expected to propose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agriculture-appropriations-bill-punted-to-september-as-centrists-and-conservatives-revolt\/\" title=\"Centrists and conservatives revolt, pushing agriculture appropriations bill to September.\">short-term continuing \u200cresolution<\/a> (CR) to extend the deadline and\u2062 allow\u2064 more time for budget \u2064negotiations. However, this approach has \u2062drawn criticism from members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC), a group of conservative representatives who advocate for\u200c significant budget\u200b reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, lawmakers like Rep.\u200b Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) and Rep. Bob \u2064Good (R-Va.) emphasize the\u2063 need for mandatory spending reform to address the deficit. They argue that\u2064 entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, account for a significant portion of the budget and \u200cmust be reformed to regain control over \u2062the deficit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) believes a federal government shutdown is inevitable due to Congress&#8217; budget deadlock. He expressed no concern about the situation and even mentioned the possibility of a $2 trillion budget deficit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2392,"featured_media":2024195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2392"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}