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'Slashing welfare': GOP eyes chopping $5 trillion to pay for Trump priorities — like tax cuts

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House Republicans are circulating a "menu" of options to cut federal spending on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act .

The list includes a massive $5 trillion worth of federal government programs to put on the chopping block to pay for the President-elect’s promised priorities, including tax cuts and border security.

The early list, published by Politico , has positive-sounding categories like “ Making Medicaid Work for the Most Vulnerable ” and “ Ending Cradle -to-Grave Dependence” The list also suggests “Reduce TANF by 10 percent ”.

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