If Republicans Retake Congress in November, Here's What Their Agenda Will Look Like

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You don’t have to wait until after the November midterm elections to know what a vast faction of Republicans have in mind. A little-noticed budget document, the Blueprint to Save America, released in June by the Republican Study Committee, details the group’s priorities.

Since nearly 75 percent of Republican House lawmakers are RSC members, these priorities are shared by a majority of the GOP caucus. The 122-page manifesto, containing a laundry list of longstanding conservative desires, calls for significantly reducing the size of America’s social safety net, drastically limiting abortion access nationwide, effectively throwing in the towel on combatting climate change, raising the age requirement to receive full Social Security benefits, cracking down on transgender rights, and making it easier for Americans to carry concealed weapons.

The vast majority of recommendations included in the RSC budget would not have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, even if Republicans regain control. Nor is it likely that President Joe Biden would sign legislation containing many of the suggestions outlined in the budget if they somehow passed both chambers.

But that doesn't mean Republicans won't force a government shutdown to get their way.

Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis sits down to walk us through some of the toplines of the RSC's budget proposals, and what they could mean for America. For her full report and much more from the wish list:

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