Fresh off their vote to defeat taxing multimillionaires, the Republicans have found a place to look for some cuts:
Republicans controlling the House are eying big cuts to food stamps and would make it more difficult for illegal immigrants to claim child tax credits as they piece together legislation to cut $261 billion in the coming decade.
It’s the first step in a GOP exercise aimed at cutting domestic programs to forestall big Pentagon budget cuts next year.
The cuts to food stamps would reduce the monthly benefit for a family of four by almost $60 and would force up to 3 million people off the program altogether by tightening eligibility.
Anything to avoid cutting those lucrative defense contracts or requiring millionaires to pay their fair share.