Outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration is warning incoming Republicans against repealing his major achievements, such as the clean energy and health care provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. The White House memo argues that undoing these laws would harm economic growth and provoke opposition from the American people. President-elect Donald Trump and the GOP are planning to use the budget reconciliation process to advance key parts of Trump’s agenda, including repealing unspent funds under the Inflation Reduction Act. The memo highlights the benefits of these laws, such as clean energy job creation and reduced health care costs for Americans. Republicans, however, are looking to make cuts to Democratic-led programs to finance their own party-line legislation, including potentially slashing ACA subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act. While the slim Republican margins in Congress could hinder the passage of major bills, GOP members remain determined to make cuts and advance their agenda. Democrats are focusing on making the repeal of Biden-era laws politically painful for Republicans and warning against redistributing wealth from working Americans to big corporations. The fight over these key legislative priorities is likely to play out in the coming year as the balance of power shifts in Washington.
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