The House Budget Passed in the Wee Hours
Promises
Empty stomachs for millions of kids and seniors thanks to the largest cuts to food assistance (e.g. SNAP) in US history
Higher home electric bills driven by huge cuts to clean energy investments that fund most new power sources
Runaway college costs and bigger student loans caused by billions of dollars being cut from loan, loan forgiveness, and Pell Grant programs
More challenges to holding Trump accountable after Republicans slipped in a one-sentence provision that would make it extremely difficult for courts to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for violating court orders
10,000 new ICE agents at a time the agency is arresting political opponents, defying court orders, and deporting US citizens
New attacks on the trans community as Republicans inserted a last-minute change banning Medicaid from covering gender affirming care
Tax breaks for people buying gun silencers (“Who asked for this? The assassin lobby?” asked one Democratic lawmaker)
Millions of patients denied cancer screenings and reproductive care due to the defunding of Planned Parenthood and banning of abortion coverage under ACA insurance plans
Hospital layoffs, service cuts, and closures thanks to historic cuts to vital healthcare funding
14 million people kicked off their healthcare due to major cuts and restrictions on Medicaid and other healthcare programs, like the Affordable Care ActIf any of this infuriates you,
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No Kings Day
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