this restores spending to the present levels for Medicaid, Medicare, school lunches. In addition, this does not endorse any particular level of tax cut. It simply says it adjusts the revenues accordingly after restoring these amounts to the budgets. It is a good motion. Members should vote for it if they want to vote for Medicaid, Medicare, student loans and other programs which are so vitally important to our country.
Discussing a motion to restore funding for essential programs during a budget debate.
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