Lawmakers consider what to keep , kill or cut back on as they try to trim a more than $ 250,000 debt . House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan laid out the Republican plan last week . Medicare plan would radically overhaul Medicaid and Medicare while lowering top tax rates . President Bush wants to end Bush -era tax cuts , strengthen Medicare and Medicaid . Tea Party Express spokesman wants to cut waste , overlap and excess in government programs .
Lawmakers consider what to keep , kill or cut back on as they try to trim a more than $ 250,000 debt . Medicare plan would radically overhaul Medicaid and Medicare while lowering top tax rates . President Bush wants to end Bush -era tax cuts , strengthen Medicare and Medicaid . Tea Party Express spokesman wants to cut waste , overlap and excess in government programs .