Rep. Michele Bachmann backed off a plan on Friday to cut $4.5 billion in benefits to veterans, following strong opposition from several veterans groups.

The $4.5 billion proposed cut was one of dozens Bachmann suggested last month in a plan to slash $430 billion from the budget over five years. Those cuts included everything from replacing farm subsidies to privatizing the TSA, FAA and Amtrak.

But since Bachmann released her proposal, veterans groups have voiced the loudest objections, causing Bachmann to drop them from her budget-cutting plans.

"One point on my discussion list was a $4.5 billion proposal that would affect payments made to our veterans," Bachmann said in a statement posted to her website. "That discussion point has received a lot of attention and I have decided to remove it from consideration. The problem of government spending must be solved, but not on the backs of our nation's war heroes."

Bachmann reiterated in her statement her opposition to raising the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, a position that has her at odds with House GOP leaders.

According to the Air Force Times, part of Bachmann's proposed cut to veterans benefits — which would reduce disability compensation to account for Social Security disability payments — isn't a new concept. It's also included on a list of potential budget cuts compiled by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, which says the plan would "eliminate duplicate payment of public compensation for a single disability."