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10 policies Republicans could use to pay for new tax cuts

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Tax cuts set to expire at the end of 2025 could increase the debt by close to $5 trillion over the next decade .

Republicans are counting on savings from spending cuts and new revenue from tariffs.

Tariffs could raise a significant amount of revenue, but much of that would be paid by U.S. consumers.

Medicaid , the public health insurance program for low-income individuals, does not have a work requirement.

In November , Biden proposed a rule to require Medicare and Medicaid to cover the cost of anti-obesity medications.

Blocking that rule would claw back $40 billion over 10 years , according to the CRFB .