Senate Republicans Pass Budget That Will Add $1.5 Trillion to Deficit Posted by Editor on October 21, 2017 in Taxes “The measure is estimated to add $1.5 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years, and contains about $4 trillion in domestic spending cuts.” Medicare and Medicaid on the chopping block. More … Share this:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Taxes