John,

First steps have now been taken in the House and Senate towards a massive shift of the nation’s wealth away from everyday people and to the already overflowing coffers of billionaires.

Let us be clear: these first steps do not set an inevitable course. We can and must stop this dangerous path.

These proposed cuts to crucial services such as health care and nutrition will do nothing except inflict pain and suffering onto the people who need help the most. We’ve already sent thousands of messages to Congress demanding they reject these cruel cuts, which will harm our communities in order to fund more tax cuts for the rich.

We need your help to rally our national allies and keep the pressure on Congress. Donate $5 today to fight back against these devastating cuts before it’s too late.

The House Budget Committee outlined a plan to cut vital services including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and education by $1.5 trillion or more over the next decade in order to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax breaks heavily skewed towards the ultra-wealthy.

But that wasn’t enough for some people.

House extremists demanded assurances that Congress would add on even more cuts to health care, food, education, and other basic needs programs to pay for their tax cuts for the wealthy and Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

Rep. Chip Roy, who sits on the House Budget Committee, said:¹

“Today's budget resolution will enable us to reach $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and potentially more than $2 trillion in spending cuts over ten years.

“Most urgently, this sets us up to rush $300 billion in funding for border security, immigration enforcement and the military so those critical missions continue uninterrupted.”

When the House returns from their break this coming week, they’re expected to vote on this monstrosity of a bill that would take from the poor to give to the rich. Thanks to our grassroots advocacy, we’re beginning to seek fractures in the Republican caucus on cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.² Let’s keep the pressure on in advance of a vote this coming week!

Rush a $5 donation today to power our grassroots and in-person advocacy demanding Congress reject a budget that will do nothing but hurt the most vulnerable communities in order to fund more tax cuts for the rich and a mass deportation plan that is tearing our communities apart.

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Thank you for all you do,

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ Rep. Roy issues statement on budget resolution
² The House GOP budget resolution is in trouble