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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(121,904 posts)
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 07:21 PM Apr 10

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 Republicans—Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana—voting 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 expenditures—which 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 Trump’s agenda without the need for any Democratic votes.

Read more: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/10/2315714/-House-GOP-passes-budget-that-guts-Medicaid-to-give-tax-cuts-to-the-rich



Billionaires are more important than healthy people as far as the GOP is concerned.
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House GOP passes budget that guts Medicaid to give tax cuts to the rich (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 10 OP
If we had a fully functioning press, someone would ask each of the xtian R's (on camera)- Snarkoleptic Apr 10 #1
Leopard...face....etc progressoid Apr 10 #2
15 years ago the Supreme Court issued the Citizens United decision. patphil Apr 10 #2
Bogus headline. They passed a "budget blueprint". sinkingfeeling Apr 11 #4

Snarkoleptic

(6,118 posts)
1. If we had a fully functioning press, someone would ask each of the xtian R's (on camera)-
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 07:30 PM
Apr 10

How do the teachings of Jesus inform your decision to gut Food Stamps and Medicaid.
Watch them tie themselves into pretzel knots.

patphil

(7,706 posts)
2. 15 years ago the Supreme Court issued the Citizens United decision.
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 07:55 PM
Apr 10

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.

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