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Johnson Budget Plan Faces GOP Skepticism Over Deficit Math
Speaker Johnson's budget blueprint adds $3 trillion to the deficit, critics say. Optimistic growth projections and assumed cuts to mandatory programs face Senate hurdles.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson released a budget blueprint that extends the 2017 tax cuts while claiming deficit reduction. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the plan would add $3 trillion to the national debt over a decade even after factoring in promised spending cuts.
That projection assumes economic growth rates above the CBO's baseline forecast, a move budget analysts called unrealistic. "The math doesn't work unless you assume a fantasy growth rate," one Senate GOP aide said.