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House Republicans release a plan showing their 'Commitment' to screwing over America [1]

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Date: 2022-09-23

The document is primarily a list of grievances against Democrats, with the usual attacks McCarthy laid out in his introductory video, staged from the most attractive, well-stocked, unpopulated grocery store you have ever seen. Which was a bit of unintended humor since one of the images they throw up when talking about inflation is empty floor shelves.

“Violent crime is at record highs in our streets and neighborhoods. The border has become a national security crisis, with fentanyl killing our fellow citizens. Soaring inflation has shrunk paychecks and sent us into a recession. And our kids have fallen further behind thanks to school closures and lockdowns,” McCarthy says in the clip.

Mostly the document is a lot of platitudes: platitudes like “support our troops,” “exercise peace through strength with our allies to counter increasing global threats,” “recover lost learning from school closures,” and “uphold free speech.” And, of course, “rigorous oversight.” That’s one promise you know they would keep if they got the majority because they’ve been talking about it for months and months. Retaliation is their favorite.

In the town-hall style rollout of the plan in Pittsburgh Friday morning, McCarthy gave a few more specific pledges. He said the very first bill the House would introduce in the majority is cutting the IRS budget. In other words, helping rich people avoid paying taxes by keeping the IRS from going after them.

For once, they don’t talk about repealing Obamacare in their health policy word salad. It does criticize what they call the Democrats’ “drug takeover scheme.” Separately, Republicans have vowed to repeal the cost savings the Inflation Reduction Act secured for seniors: the $2000 annual cap on out-of-pocket prescription costs and a cap on how much drug makers can hike prices, allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, and making insulin affordable for seniors and disabled people on Medicare.

Compared to the absolute classic plan from Republicans in 2009, McCarthy’s platform is a veritable dissertation. Compared to an actual policy agenda, however, it’s not even Cliff notes.

But it looks pretty. A shiny, slick gloss over the real GOP agenda of a national abortion ban, cutting Social Security and Medicare, tax cuts for the rich, and avenging the Democrats’ efforts to restore democracy. Oh, and whatever this is.

x McCarthy: Any parent that got put on the terrorist watchlist, we’ll get you off pic.twitter.com/d1IudfY7RE — Acyn (@Acyn) September 23, 2022

Also, this.

x Kevin McCarthy could have had anyone sit closest to him to make his his case for being Speaker. He chose @RepMTG. If he’s Speaker he will choose her politics of chaos and violence every single time. #CommunityOverChaos pic.twitter.com/jYgC3WWD89 — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) September 23, 2022

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