WASHINGTON (Reuters) -   Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives say any increase in the United States' $31.4 trillion debt ceiling should be paired with spending cuts, but so far are not unified on any specific demands.Here are a few proposals Republicans have floated ahead of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's Wednesday meeting with Democratic President Joe Biden:NO CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE McCarthy has said that Republicans will not try to scale back the two largest benefit programs: Social Security, which provides payments to retirees and the disabled; and Medicare, the health insurance program for seniors. That is a shift from previous budget negotiations, when Republicans suggested raising the retirement age and partially privatizing Medicare. It also places almost one-third of the budget off limits. Social Security accounted for 17% of federal spending in the 2021 fiscal year, while Medicare accounted for 13%, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.DO NOT CUT DEFENSERepublicans have traditionally supported robust military spending, and some House lawmakers including Kay Granger and Tom Cole, the heads of the powerful Appropriations and Rules committees, have said that defense cuts should be off the table. That would leave another 11% of the federal budget off limits.

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