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Republicans for fiscal irresponsibility.
Republicans opposed health care reform ostensibly on the premise that it would increase the deficit because the cost-savings would be undone by future Congresses. Now they're trying to show how right they were by promising to undo the cost savings:
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Republican congressional aides and advisers say their focus would including blocking funding to hire new Internal Revenue Service agents, who are needed to enforce the law’s tax increases. They also would consider barring spending for a new board that approves Medicare payment cuts as well as on research that compares the effectiveness of medical procedures.
Other potential targets include funds to pay for a long-term care insurance program and money to help states set up insurance exchanges where consumers will be able to use tax credits beginning in 2014.
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WSJ
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