Republicans split on tackling deficit, including Medicare, Social Security reforms

Republicans are divided over how aggressively to tackle the deficit, including reforms to Medicare and Social Security, if they regain control of Washington next year, when the federal debt is projected to hit $36 trillion. Former President Trump is calling for $4 trillion to $6 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years if he is elected to another term, and the Congressional Budget Office projects that even without new tax cuts, the debt will grow by more than $20 trillion over the next decade.