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Why Washington DC is hitting a wall when it comes Budget recommendations.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Why Washington DC is hitting a wall when it comes Budget recommendations.

Policy expert Chris Towner from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget discusses the current budget debate in DC and the effect of the current budget recommendations on increasing the deficit. Chris also shares the fiscal state of Social Security (it isn’t good) and some commonsense approaches that could return the fund to stability.

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