The GOP budget bill slashes nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid, which is the largest payer of long-term care in the US.
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Both the left and the far right in France see the government budget plan as something of a class war budget.
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As a lobbyist, Ken Kies secured tax giveaways for major corporations. Now, he’s helping implement the GOP budget bill.
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Factoring in tariffs, the lowest 20 percent of income earners may lose $300; the top 1 percent will be $58,000 richer.
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The new attack on the CFPB comes after an earlier proposal to eliminate its entire budget violated reconciliation rules.
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Annual cuts to Medicaid would average $70 billion — roughly the same amount the wealthy will save in tax cuts.
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The topline target of the Trump proposal aims to cut $163 billion from the 2026 fiscal budget.
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Senate Republicans will now have to pass their own version of the budget.
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The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said the cuts will barely boost the economy and mostly go to the rich.
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GOP hardliners are reportedly pursuing an end to states’ Medicaid expansions and an earlier start to work requirements.
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A spokesperson for the Unrig Our Economy coalition called the GOP package “a reverse Robin Hood of the highest order.”
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The legislation would slash federal SNAP spending by $290 billion over the next decade.
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