Ideas & Opinions — Conni Barker: How Cruel Can Congress Get?

This Is Not Just a Budget. It’s a War on Women.

They didn’t just vote to gut programs. They voted to gut women’s lives. Last week, in the dark of night, House Republicans passed a budget bill that slashes billions in federal spending on Medicaid, SNAP (food assistance), childcare, home energy assistance and disability support. The budget bill will cut direct support to tens of millions of working-class families—and, according to the Congressional Budget Office, millions more will lose their h…

Democratic resolution condemning Medicaid cuts riles up Illinois Republicans

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration's attempt to trim Medicaid of fraud and waste has prompted action in the Illinois Legislature.

Dr. Oz pushes back on criticism that GOP is cutting Medicaid…

Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and more

Following is a fact sheet about how Trump’s “big beautiful” budget bill cuts essential services and benefits for workers to give to the wealthy.

GOP Budget Cuts Threaten Medicaid, Medicare in Minnesota

A GOP-backed budget bill with record Medicaid cuts could impact over 1.3 million Minnesotans, triggering rural hospital closures and lost health care access. The post GOP reneges on promise to protect Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

Ideas & Opinions — Conni Barker: How cruel can Congress get?

Remember how our national elected officials said they won’t cut Medicare and Medicaid? So much for that. The House budget bill has taken $1.2 TRILLION from these two critical programs, $700 BILLION from Medicaid, and $500 BILLION from Medicare (yes…