What does the Republican Budget CUT ?

 

What does the Republican-led Congress’s 10-year budget propose to do? It would harm the most vulnerable, including: Cut Medicaid by $880 billion, which will result in 36 million poor people losing their healthcare coverage and the closure of more rural medical facilities Cut food stamps (SNAP) by $230 billion, which could impact over 40 million hungry families It would also protect the rich and harm people here and abroad, including: Give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires, and require the poorest 20 percent of Americans to pay more in taxes Provide hundreds of billions of dollars for increased militarization of our communities, deportations of our immigrant neighbors and war abroad We need to reach all of our federal officials—not just to stop the cuts but to demand an expanded social safety net that lifts from the bottom and allows all of us to thrive, not struggle to survive. Join us! No previous experience is necessary. Please invite neighbors, family and friends.

Trump's Budget Proposal

• President Trump sent Congress a $4.4 trillion budget. It makes steep cuts to domestic programs and entitlements like Medicare while increasing military spending. [The New York Times]

Cuts to Medicare

Raid of Medicare, cuts to Medicaid among the most problematic parts of the AHCA

The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to the House vote today to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act.

“Retirees and older Americans who are not yet eligible for Medicare are simply appalled by today’s American Health Care Act vote.

“This bill decimates Medicaid, with more than $800 billion in cuts. Medicaid pays for the nursing home care of millions of seniors and health care for people with disabilities. The $8 billion that the GOP added to their plan at the last minute is a mere drop in the bucket compared to their cuts.

“It also robs the Medicare Trust Fund to pay for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. That transfer of wealth from the sick to the wealthy is unconscionable.