GOP Budget Cuts Medicaid, Food Aid; Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
The House Rules Committee advanced a Republican budget resolution along party lines, setting the stage for a House vote. This budget proposes deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, potentially harming millions of low-income Americans, to fund substantial tax cuts primarily benefiting the wealthy. Independent analyses project millions losing healthcare coverage and food assistance, exacerbating food insecurity and economic hardship. Democrats uniformly oppose the resolution, highlighting its contradictory nature given Republicans’ previous promises to lower costs, and facing significant hurdles to passage due to internal disagreements within the Republican party and opposition in the Senate.
John Q. Hosedrinker