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AllMay 20, 2025
STATEMENT: So, Rep. Tom Kean Jr, You Agree? You’ll Vote Against Cutting Medicaid This Week?
Washington, D.C. — In a March 26 telephone town hall, Congressman Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07) declared, “We need to make sure we also are protecting Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security for their intended beneficiaries.” Last week, however, he voted in the House Energy and Commerce committee’s markup session for the largest cut to Medicaid in […]
May 20, 2025
STATEMENT: So, Rep. Juan Ciscomani, You Agree? You’ll Vote against Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, And Clean Energy Tax Credits This Week?
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) would have you think he is standing up for Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and clean energy tax credits. Ciscomani’s office released a statement, saying, “U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani is ramping up pressure to protect Medicaid” after he signed a letter with 12 of his colleagues […]
May 20, 2025
STATEMENT: So, Rep. Rob Bresnahan, You Agree? You’ll Vote Against Cutting Medicaid & SNAP This Week?
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Rob Bresnahan (PA-08) proudly promised the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania that, “if a bill is put in front of me that guts the benefits my neighbors rely on, I will not vote for it.” But when a bill to cut SNAP by $300 billion and threaten access to food for millions […]
May 20, 2025
STATEMENT: So, Rep. Don Bacon, You Agree? You’ll Vote Against Cutting Medicaid & SNAP This Week?
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) hasn’t always said what he means. When he said, “I am committed to not cutting Medicaid,” he really meant…no more than $500 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Or at least that’s what he claims is his red line. Would Congressman Bacon really go against his own word and […]
May 20, 2025
President Trump Tells House Republicans: “Don’t Fuck Around with Medicaid.” Will They Finally Listen?
Washington, D.C. — Today, President Trump told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting, “Don’t fuck around with Medicaid.” Trump’s comments were perfectly timed as Republicans are preparing to vote on the President’s pro-billionaire tax bill, which would: “Working people have been speaking out and urging their members of Congress not to ‘fuck around with Medicaid’ […]
May 16, 2025
New Radio Ad Calls Out Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks for Voting for the Largest Cut to Medicaid in History
Washington, D.C. — Unrig Our Economy is launching a new radio ad calling out Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) for voting for the largest cut to Medicaid in history — all to help give billionaires even more tax breaks. Congresswoman Miller-Meeks represents a district with over 130,000 people who access health care via Medicaid. Yet, Congresswoman […]
May 15, 2025
ICYMI: GOP-led House Agriculture Committee Voted to Rip Away Food Assistance from Millions of Americans to Bankroll Another Billionaire Tax Break
Washington, D.C. — The Republican-led House Committee on Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), voted to cut nearly $300 billion from the vital food assistance program to fund massive tax breaks for the wealthy. That means that every Republican on this committee just voted for a plan that could force millions of […]
May 14, 2025
House Republicans in Ways & Means Committee Greenlight Massive Tax Giveaway to Millionaires and Billionaires, Paid for By Working-Class Americans
Washington, D.C. — Today, Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance a bill that gives massive tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, paid for by raising taxes on working people and leaving millions without health care. The Republican plan also takes away health care tax credits, which will lead to 4.2 […]
May 8, 2025
ICYMI: Trump Suggests Parents Ration Kids’ Toys & School Supplies, As Republicans Work To Give Billionaires Another Tax Break
Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump and billionaires in his cabinet recently suggested that parents ration their kids’ toys and school supplies as he and Republicans in Congress work to pass another massive tax break for the ultra-rich. During an interview with Kristen Welker, President Trump argued that America’s children “don’t need to have 30 […]