Moments ago, House Republicans voted in lockstep to massively cut Head Start, food stamps, child care for families, home heating for seniors, and other critical and popular priorities.

This was Kevin McCarthy’s latest attempt to abuse what should be the routine process of increasing the debt ceiling.

It's amazing that after months of chaos, the one thing Republicans can agree on seems to be cutting important programs for families and children -- all to avoid asking billionaires to pay their fair share of taxes.

Join over 100,000 people who have signed the petition urging President Biden and Democrats to continue to be clear: No negotiating with extremists -- Americans want a clean debt-ceiling increase, no hostage taking.

McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill, which some Dems are calling the "Default on America Act," would cut funding for critical programs Americans depend on, including:

350,000 families losing housing vouchers and 87,000 families losing affordable housing under HUD’s Project-Based Rental Assistance program, prompting mass evictions.
Nearly 250,000 families losing Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits. The bill would also take assistance away from people and families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and Medicaid.
At least 170,000 children from low-income families being kicked off Head Start programs, and another 105,000 children losing child care, affecting children's future academic prospects and making it harder for their parents to work or attend school.
Blocking President Biden’s student debt relief program, which provides $20,000 of relief to qualified borrowers if they received a Pell Grant and $10,000 if they did not.
Make it easier for polluters to poison communities.
Strip billions of dollars in funding for clean energy projects
Give another huge windfall to billionaires and big corporations.

So far, Democrats are still mostly saying the right things, but as pressure builds, some may be tempted to cave. President Obama made that mistake and the result slashed important programs and prolonged the Great Recession. We can’t let that happen again.

We are talking with the White House, our allies in Congress, and the media about this issue -- and will keep them informed of the growing public mobilization.

Sign on here to tell the president and top Democratic leaders to continue to stand strong. No negotiating with hostage takers -- we demand a clean debt ceiling increase and NO cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team (@BoldProgressive)

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