Conservatives Release Questions for Candidates

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  • 03/02/2023

The Republican Study Committee released a list of suggested questions today for House majority leader hopefuls - Reps. John Boehner (R.-Ohio), John Shadegg (R.-Ariz.) and current Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R.-Mo.). The document is reprinted below.


Limiting Federal Spending & the Size & Scope of the Federal Government

Entitlement Reform: In 1963, mandatory spending comprised only 25% of federal spending. In 1983, it reached 45%, and it is now 54% of federal spending. By 2014, it is expected to reach nearly 60% of federal spending. Far more troubling is the fact that by 2040, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid will consume the entirety of today’s budget, as these programs absorb the retirement of the Baby Boom generation.

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