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The latest from Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member @SenJeffMerkley and the Budget Dems.
Newsflash! After another all-nighter, Republicans once again showed they had no spine.
Public radio saves lives. When wildfires and floods hit New Mexico, local stations delivered real-time alerts that helped families evacuate and stay safe. Last week, Republicans voted to slash funding for public broadcasting – risking lives in New Mexico and across the country.
Turns out taking away Americans' Medicaid and food assistance to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy isn’t popular.
Republicans’ Big Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill will put significant pressure on Rhode Island’s health care system, just to give tax breaks to billionaires who already have more money than they know what to do with.
More than 50,000 Rhode Islanders are expected to lose their health insurance in the coming years due to the “big beautiful bill,” as well as other changes happening at the federal level, according to newly released estimates. wpri.com/target-12/over…
🚨CBO Reports the Final “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Tally Will Add $3.4 Trillion to Deficits Over 10 Years budget.senate.gov/ranking-member…
Trump's cuts to health care will force an estimated 5.4 MILLION more people into medical debt, while he’s allowing credit agencies to have medical debt show up on your credit report. Trump is bowing down to corporate interests at the expense of your family.
Remember, Trump and Republicans swore up and down they weren’t going to cut Medicaid and health care. Then they did it anyway.
This should be breaking news every American hears about. A new study shows more than 1,000 Americans will die every year because Republicans cut Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts. nbcnews.com/health/health-…
MUST WATCH: Even Trump’s former VP knows that his tariffs are a tax on the American people. Tax breaks for the wealthy and price hikes for working families, that’s the Trump agenda.
The American people deserve to know what the Administration is attempting to do with their tax dollars. The federal budget isn’t Russ Vought’s secret slush fund. washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…
🚨 Republicans are plotting even more Medicaid cuts, because apparently ending health insurance for 17 million Americans just wasn't enough for them. This is outrageous. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…
Trump and Senate Republicans’ rescissions package reduces funding for public broadcasting and global health. All to justify a tax cut and make Donald Trump and his billionaire friends happy. Senate Democrats took to the floor to stand up for the American people.
Senate Republicans just passed the DOGE cuts into law, defunding public broadcasting, emergency alert systems, and foreign aid. Everything Trump and Republicans are doing makes our country and our families less safe.
The Senate passed a bill to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting. The House faces a Friday deadline to pass it next. cnn.it/4fdSIUN
The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have weaponized the rescissions tool to defund their perceived political enemies – public radio, Sesame Street, and starving children overseas. This vote was a test case for the months ahead.