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GOP Bill Risks $3.8 Trillion Deficit, Hurts Millions

5/23/2025

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The GOP's latest legislation threatens to deepen the deficit by $3.8 trillion, potentially stripping health coverage from 15 million individuals while favoring the wealthy. Critics decry it as a blatant wealth transfer from the vulnerable to the affluent, accusing lawmakers of using misleading tactics to push this controversial bill through.

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The GOP's latest legislation threatens to deepen the deficit by $3.8 trillion, potentially stripping health coverage from 15 million individuals while favoring the wealthy. Critics decry it as a blatant wealth transfer from the vulnerable to the affluent, accusing lawmakers of using misleading tactics to push this controversial bill through.