What Republicans will say is, well, it's just a, you know, it's just a basic list of where the cuts should come from. This unlocks all of those cuts. This unlocks the committee's ability to begin those cuts. And The cuts right now are at about $2 trillion, but that's the floor they intend on going further. In other words, making more than $2 trillion worth of cuts. And by the way, for all of you who are worried about our national deficit, this adds significantly to our federal deficit. (03:08–03:13)
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