Recent actions by Senate Republicans have rejected Democratic efforts to preserve Medicare and Medicaid funding amidst a budget resolution aimed at implementing significant tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals. Concurrently, the military budget is set to rise dramatically. Critics, including Senator Merkley, argue that these legislative moves will harm vulnerable populations, having detrimental impacts on food assistance and healthcare while prioritizing the interests of billionaires over families. The resolutions passed in both the House and Senate must now be reconciled to align with Trump's broader fiscal agenda.
"The budget framework lays a path for a future budget bill that could pay for increased military and homeland security spending with harmful policies that take food assistance and health coverage away from people who struggle to afford the basics and make college more expensive."
"Families lose and billionaires win," said Merkley, highlighting the disproportionate effects of the budget cuts on average Americans compared to the benefits for the wealthy.
Collection
[
|
...
]