We cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of older Americans, people with disabilities, and low-income communities.

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The House Budget Committee passed a harmful, so-called “fiscal commission” and now Speaker Johnson is looking to add it to must-pass legislation in the coming weeks. This commission is nothing but a way to fast track cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and other key programs behind closed doors so the American people won’t know who to blame.

If Congress truly wanted to balance the federal budget, they would go after the wealthy and corporate tax cheats who cost our country $1 trillion dollars per year in lost revenue, and not the millions of people who rely on Social Security and Medicare as a lifeline.
TELL CONGRESS: No “fiscal commission” ([link removed])

Some in Congress are pushing back―and we can add our voices to stop this bad proposal. 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. We need to remind policymakers that putting our country on the right fiscal path should not come at the cost of meeting urgent public needs or cutting critical programs and services.

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, Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs.
ADD YOUR NAME to tell Congress to reject the “fiscal commission.” ([link removed])
Thanks for all you do,
The whole Common Dreams team

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