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DSA co-chair rejects White House's $49T socialist policy estimate as 'made up'

Fox News • November 4, 2026 • general

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Megan Romer, national co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), dismissed the White House Council of Economic Advisers' (CEA) estimate that DSA policies would cost taxpayers $49 trillion as "outrageous" and a "made-up number."
The CEA report projected that DSA proposals like Medicare for All and student debt cancellation could cost about $355,000 per American household over the next decade, a figure Romer declined to dispute with an alternative estimate.
Romer emphasized that the cost depends on which policies are implemented and how programs are built or phased out, advocating for democratic decision-making on government spending priorities.
She criticized the scale of U.S. military spending, calling it excessive and suggesting funds be redirected to DSA priorities such as amnesty for illegal immigrants and abolishing the Senate.
In prior interviews, Romer has supported radical reforms including abolishing the Senate, presidency, and Supreme Court, as well as eliminating borders and ICE, reflecting the DSA's growing influence within the Democratic Party.

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