“If enacted, this would be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in U.S. history.” The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that the Republican legislation speeding through the U.S. House of Representatives would cut household resources for the bottom 10% of Americans while delivering gains to […]
One analysis warned that the GOP plan “may result in some states opting to end SNAP entirely if they are unable to come up with the state funds required to fill the hole left by deep federal cuts.” State and local officials, anti-hunger organizations, farmers, and families across the United States are bracing for impact […]
“This bill confirms what we’ve been saying all along: Trump and Republicans have been lying when they claim they aren’t going to cut Medicaid and take away people’s healthcare.” House Republicans late Sunday unveiled legislation that analysts said would rip Medicaid coverage from millions of low-income Americans—including children and people with disabilities—to help fund tax […]
“You’d be hard pressed to find a more shameless example of congressional Republicans taking their cues from special interests at the cost of the American people than Chip Roy copying and pasting a letter directly from… special interests.” A letter that a group of 20 far-right House Republicans released earlier this week as part of a campaign […]