“Will any House Republican join us, or will they all support taking healthcare and food from millions of Americans?” asked Rep. Greg Casar, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A group of House Democrats launched an effort Tuesday to force a vote on a measure that would prevent Republicans from slashing Medicaid and federal nutrition […]
Republicans, said one feminist writer, “don’t care about making the world better, safer, or healthier for American families and children. They just want women to have more babies.” Political observers have warned that U.S. President Donald Trump has spent his first months in office “flooding the zone”—unleashing a torrent of executive actions and Republican proposals meant to […]
“We expect every Republican who voted for the budget resolution to hold a town hall during recess on what parts of Medicaid and SNAP they want to cut,” said the national director of the Working Families Party. In the wake of their passage late Tuesday of a budget resolution that sets the stage for massive cuts to […]
“In this bill, Republicans are saying the quiet part out loud: Billionaires, big companies, and special interests not only deserve a tax break, but that it should be paid for by everyday Americans.” Republicans on the House Rules Committee voted late Monday to advance a budget resolution that, if translated into law, would enact painful […]