House Republicans Are Split on How Much to Cut Government Spending

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🗓️ 4 February 2025

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P.M. Edition for Feb. 4. While some Republican members of the House want to make deep cuts to government spending, others are more hesitant. U.S. tax policy reporter Richard Rubin explains why it is crucial for Republicans to reach a consensus. Plus, new data from the Labor Department show that fewer Americans are quitting their jobs. WSJ economics reporter Matt Grossman tells us why. And the U.S. sends its first flight of migrants to Guantanamo Bay. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	The U.S. begins sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay. Plus, House Republicans don't agree about how much government spending to cut.
0:41.1	If there were two camps, this would be a lot easier, but there are 217-218 camps.
0:46.2	Each house member is his own or her own self.
0:48.9	And bye-bye quitters.
0:50.6	New data shows more American workers are staying put.
0:54.0	It's Tuesday, February 4th.
0:56.1	I'm Alex Oslo for the Wall Street Journal.
0:58.3	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:00.5	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:09.6	The U.S. has begun sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay.
1:13.1	According to people familiar with the matter, a flight departed this afternoon from Fort Bliss in Texas to Guantanamo with roughly a dozen migrants on board.
1:20.9	The White House confirmed the flight.
1:22.9	The Homeland Security Department didn't immediately respond to a request for more information on the migrants
1:27.6	and whether they had a criminal record. It's the initial phase of expanding a small migrant detention
1:32.6	center on the U.S. base in Guantanamo. Right now, the base is equipped to hold 120 migrants,
1:38.0	and the Trump administration has said that it would expand operations there to hold up to 30,000.
1:43.7	According to a defense official, roughly 200
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