Every year, the U.S. government makes a budget. The federal budget decides how much money to spend on important things like Medicaid, roads to drive on, good schools, clean water, services for people with disabilities, and much more. It’s important for self-advocates to understand how the federal budget gets made—so we can advocate for a budget that includes money for programs that help us! But the federal budget process is complicated and confusing, even to people who have worked in the government for a long time. That’s why we’ve made these animated videos explaining the federal budget process in plain language! [[link removed]]

These videos talk about things like:
- What taxes are
- What the federal budget is
- What the budget process is
- How you can be involved in the budget process

Federal budget words to know

And more!

You can watch each video separately:
- What Are Taxes? [[link removed]]
- What is the Federal Budget Process? [[link removed]]
- Federal Budget Words to Know [[link removed]]
- How You Can Be Involved in the Federal Budget [[link removed]]

or watch them topic-by-topic with this playlist. [[link removed]]

These videos go with our toolkit about the U.S. budget. [[link removed]] The toolkit is available in Easy Read and plain language. [[link removed]]

We hope you’ll use these videos in your advocacy, and share them with people who might find them helpful! Everyone deserves a chance to have their say about the U.S. budget, but first we have to understand how it works.


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