‘We Can’t Afford It’: Senate GOP Balks at House Megabill as Messy Fight Awaits | News Channel 3-12

On Social Spending, the Question Isn’t “Can We Afford It?” but “Who Will Pay?”

When conservatives claim that we can’t afford new social programs, what they really mean is that they think individuals and families should figure out how to handle the costs of necessary care on their own.

‘We can’t afford it’: Senate GOP balks at House tax package as messy fight awaits

(CNN) — Before Speaker Mike Johnson could get his first real stretch of sleep in three days, the House GOP’s painstakingly drafted “big, beautiful bill” was running into resistance in the Senate.

‘We can’t afford it’: Senate GOP balks at House megabill as messy fight awaits | News Channel 3-12

By Manu Raju, Alison Main and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Before Speaker Mike Johnson could get his first real stretch of sleep in three days, the House GOP’s painstakingly drafted “big, beautiful bill” was running into resistance in the Senate. Sen. Lisa Murkowski railed against the bill’s work requirements for Medicaid. Sen. Mike Rounds said the spectrum auction plan — championed by President Donald Trump — “has got to come out.” Senate Majority…