Swing-District GOP Reps Rebel Over Spending Cuts

Politico reports:

Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan is the latest swing-district Republican to issue a warning over deep spending cuts GOP leaders are targeting for key safety net programs in a bill to enact Trump’s massive domestic agenda. “I ran for Congress under a promise of always doing what is best for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania,” said Bresnahan in a statement Friday. “If a bill is put in front of me that guts the benefits my neighbors rely on, I will not vote for it.”

Bresnahan could become a major problem for GOP leadership in the coming days. Speaker Mike Johnson can afford to lose only one vote on any party-line legislation he wants to pass on the House floor. Johnson and fellow GOP leaders are facing rising anger from vulnerable Republicans after agreeing to demands from their hard-right flank to force deeper spending cuts of $2 trillion in the budget resolution.

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Vulnerable House Republican warns against benefit cuts https://t.co/uI4Eqe3YNh

— POLITICO (@politico) February 14, 2025

Pennsylvania Republican @RepBresnahan warns his own party against cutting Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security 👇🏽

(Which they keep gaslighting us and saying they don’t plan to do) pic.twitter.com/y2gsoBm1z4

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 14, 2025

The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching.

If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid! https://t.co/GeyrpVZVRm pic.twitter.com/VzdqxXyHTh

— Social Security Works (@SSWorks) February 6, 2025