John,
We cannot cut our way to prosperity.
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) has passed his so-called “fiscal commission” out of committee with the support of three Democrats. This commission is nothing but a fast-track way to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and other key programs behind closed doors so the American people won’t know who to blame.
Four amendments were offered when this bill came up in the Budget Committee. They would have protected Social Security and Medicare from cuts, increased taxes on the wealthy and corporations, and increased funding for the IRS―all of the amendments were rejected on a nearly party line vote.1
If Congress truly wanted to balance the federal budget, they would go after the wealthy and corporate tax cheats that cost our country $1 trillion per year in lost revenue, and not the millions of people who rely on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or SNAP as a lifeline.2
SIGN THE PETITION and demand Congress reject the “fiscal commission” that seeks to cut funding to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and more.
SIGN THE PETITION
81% of registered voters disapprove of cuts to Social Security and Medicare, and 82% of voters support increasing funding for these programs.3
In January, Reps. John Larson (D-CT) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), along with 116 of their colleagues, sent a letter to House leadership to reject attaching a “fiscal commission” to any must-pass funding bills.4 We must keep up the pressure.
We cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of older Americans, people with disabilities, and low-income communities. It’s time for Congress to listen to 81% of the American public and reject any cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other critical programs.
ADD YOUR NAME to tell Congress to reject the “fiscal commission.”
Thank you for all you do,
Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
1 Bill to create new debt commission approved in House panel
2 Tax cheats cost the U.S. $1 trillion per year, I.R.S. chief says.
3 Vast Majorities of Americans Intensely Support Increasing Funding for Programs
4Congressional Letter on Fiscal Commission
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