Six Ways Trump’s Budget Will Hurt Rural America

Six Ways Trump’s Budget Will Hurt Rural America

Fields in rural America. John Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Michael Chameides / Inequality.org Right now, Congress is working on a giant, fast-track bill that would make historic cuts to basic needs programs to finance another round of tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations. As the Communications and Policy Director for the Rural Democracy Initiative, I’ve been hearing fro…

Six Ways Trump’s Budget Will Hurt Ohioans

Right now, Congress is working on a giant, fast-track bill that would make historic cuts to basic needs programs to finance another round of tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations.As the Communications and Policy Director for the Rural Democracy Initiative, I’ve been hearing from rural leaders across the country about the devastating impacts this bill would have.The good news is it’s not too late. But there’s little time to spare.

The economic fallout from this budget will be widespread and hurt working families – LaborPress

Washington, DC – “The House-passed budget promises to raise prices on working families and retirees, rip lifesaving health care and food support from millions, and threaten public services nationwide – all so billionaires like Elon Musk can buy more yachts. “Deep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential programs mean nearly 3.5 million people – many of them children – will lose access to food assistance, while over 13 million will lose health…

VOTE ALERT: Ohio's Congressional Republicans Rip Away Healthcare, Food from Working Ohioans - Ohio Democrats

Columbus, Ohio – Early this morning, almost every Ohio Republican voted to pass the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill, which now heads to the senate for further consideration. Republicans passed a dangerous budget that will rip healthcare away from families, close hospitals, and create even more barriers for Ohioans struggling to put food on the table. Ohio is expected to be one of the hardest hit states following cuts to Medicaid. The budget rec…