The proposed changes largely restrict access, tighten eligibility, and shift administrative costs from the federal government to the states. If enacted, this will amount to the largest cut in the program's history.
The details of this proposal make it clear that the GOP is sacrificing the future of the country for working people to fund planned tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
This legislation would significantly increase the authority of ICE; expand detention facilities, including family detention facilities; and impose exorbitant fees for immigrants who are trying to stay in or adjust their status in the United States.
As Congress considers slashing up to $880 billion from Medicaid, new details reveal plans to impose harmful “work requirements,” eliminate eligibility for legal immigrants, and restructure funding through risky per capita caps. These proposed changes will lead to mass disenrollment
With this measure, Congressional leaders are attempting to fund tax breaks for the rich and corporations and drive up the deficit through massive Medicaid cuts of $880 billion and SNAP cuts of $230 billion. The proposal would also slash other public benefit programs that people…
By Teon Hayes Millions of families depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to put food on the table, but its future is at risk. The House budget resolution proposes slashing at least $230 billion from the program—a staggering 20 percent reduction in total…
This year, the IRS is under threat, and the agency will have less bandwidth and fewer resources to process tax returns and provide support to the taxpayers who need it. Lawmakers should invest in the IRS, not deplete it.
By Ayurella Horn-Muller & Naveena Sadasivam (EXCERPT) Policy analyst Teon Hayes of the Center for Law and Social Policy said the funding freeze and corresponding food and farm program terminations are going to “send a shockwave” throughout the nation, given the growing demand for charitable food donations. “A…
The action is particularly concerning because of the impact on marginalized and vulnerable student populations. Public school systems that rely on federal spending will face increased difficulty in continuing to educate students.