Matt Gaetz demands 'deeper cuts' for health programs to 'save the American people'

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said Monday that he wants "deeper cuts" to the Department of Health and Human Services to "save the American people."

During an appearance on Steve Bannon's War Room broadcast, Gaetz complained about Republicans who do not want drastic cuts to social welfare programs.

"Yeah, we don't have the votes because, look, the Health and Human Services spending bill, we want deeper cuts there than our Republican colleagues are willing to go along with," he explained. "Democrats want no cuts."

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"So you get the Republicans who get weak-kneed at the thought of any spending reductions joining with the Democrats, and those of us who are trying to save the American people from the inflation and the spending find ourselves short," he added.

The Department of Health and Human Services provides social services, including helping Americans to find health insurance coverage and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).

"The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services," the department's website states.

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