Republicans won back control of the House of Representatives due in part to a promise to bring runaway spending under control. Now, House and Senate conservatives are unveiling $2.5 trillion in spending cuts through 2021. What specific programs are being targeted for spending reductions? Which ones would be scrapped completely? Will Democrats go along with any of this? And are Republicans ready to make major changes to the political lightning rods of Social Security and Medicare? We ask California Rep. John Campbell, a member of the House Budget Committee and the Republican Study Committee, which is proposing the spending cuts.
