House GOP passes budget that guts Medicaid to give tax cuts to the rich
Source: Daily Kos
On Thursday, House Republicans passed a budget blueprint that moves them one step closer to cutting taxes for the rich while at the same time slashing Medicaid and food stamps.
Republicans passed the budget by a vote of 216-214, with all Democrats and two RepublicansReps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indianavoting against it.
The fate of the budget blueprint was in doubt, as Republican hardliners wanted assurances that the budget would require the steep cuts to federal expenditureswhich will most likely come from Medicaid and food stamps. But they all fell in line under pressure from House Speaker Mike Johnson and Dear Leader Donald Trump.
Ultimately, the vote was the critical first step in the budget reconciliation process Republicans are using to pass Trumps agenda without the need for any Democratic votes.
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Billionaires are more important than healthy people as far as the GOP is concerned.

Snarkoleptic
(6,118 posts)How do the teachings of Jesus inform your decision to gut Food Stamps and Medicaid.
Watch them tie themselves into pretzel knots.
progressoid
(51,295 posts)patphil
(7,706 posts)All the destruction of our Federal Government is a direct result of that reckless, and unconstitutional decision.
Money became the most important element of our election process. It has ruined the national discourse, and resulted in greed being the most important character trait of Republican politicians.
We may never recover.