The two-track solution Ryan and Republicans have sold is to reform the tax code to stimulate growth by giving corporations more money and also to cut spending on programs like Medicare. The national debt, by the way, is well on its way to $22 trillion. With a T.This year, under Trump, Republicans and Democrats found a sneaky way to raise the US debt ceiling without acknowledging the size of the debt. Far from facing the debt, as Ryan said for years Americans must, lawmakers swept it under the rug. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said earlier this week the deficit problem is not the fault of Republicans or the tax law, but rather Medicare.

Source: CNN October 17, 2018 21:56 UTC