House GOP Protects Defense Budget At The Expense Of America’s Most Vulnerable

House GOP Protects Defense Budget At The Expense Of America’s Most Vulnerable: The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to rescind $110 billion in mandated cuts to the Pentagon’s budget by pushing these reductions onto domestic programs like Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and other mandatory social programs, which are already facing substantial budget cuts. Led by House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), [...]/p