Yahoo "Now that the 118th Congress has been sworn in and Kevin McCarthy is the new speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, looked ahead to what the House must do now.
"In an interview with "Fox News Sunday," Jordan responded to a question from host Shannon Bream about pressure from some Republicans to significantly cut government spending, which could include cuts to the military. The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote that there will now be "great" pressure to cut defense spending. Jordan blamed the skyrocketing national debt for needing to look everywhere for ways to cut spending.
" 'We got a $32 trillion debt. Everything has to be on the table," Jordan said, adding that the U.S. is "on pace to spend $500 billion or $600 billion just to pay interest on the debt.
"Jordan also claimed that perhaps Congress can make cuts by re-prioritizing where money is spent within the military.
""Maybe if we would focus our military spending on the soldiers," Jordan suggested, stating that the number of generals compared to enlisted troops is "so out of whack" compared to what it was.". . .
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