GOP Threatens to Hold Economy Hostage to Slash Climate Investments

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GOP Threatens to Hold Economy Hostage to Slash Climate Investments
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'If Republicans take over Congress, they plan to hold the government hostage and ransom our future,' said one climate advocate.

"If Republicans take over Congress, they plan to hold the government hostage and ransom our future," said one climate advocate.In addition to threatening cuts to Social Security and Medicare, congressional Republicans are reportedly plotting to use the debt ceiling and an end-of-year clash over government funding to targetreported

Tuesday that"while some Republicans do favor brinkmanship over Medicare and Social Security... some aides and analysts think the GOP may be more likely to demand changes to other Democratic priorities." "GOP leaders have discussed using the debt limit and government shutdown fights to press for cuts to clean energy spending," thenoted."Republicans are also eyeing demands for the administration to slow or reverse its plans to ramp up Internal Revenue Service enforcement of the nation's tax laws, although the GOP planning is preliminary and expected to evolve."

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