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Republicans wince as Speaker Johnson grabs the third rail: report
Austerity, Rebranded as ResponsibilityThe Real AgendaThe article is about a familiar Washington maneuver: leaders with institutional power float cuts to programs people rely on, then describe the result as sober necessity. Here, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump are the people with leverage. They are the ones setting the frame, and Johnson is the one who said Republicans have a plan to “adjust and fix” mandatory spending next year.That language is the point. It turns a political choice into a technical correction.Help fuel the work. Independent analysis doesn’t fund itself:☕ Buy us…
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