Peggy Bailey

RT @Brendan_Duke: Official CBO analysis confirms the obvious: House Republican tax and budget bill isn't shared sacrifice. It makes poor…

RT @EJDionne: This graphic from ⁦the @CenterOnBudget⁩ is exceptionally revealing of what the GOP’s “big beautiful bill” is all about. https…

"It’s been clear for some time that House Republicans were headed down this harmful path, but to see the contours of this bill emerge is somehow still shocking: that they would hurt so many people who struggle to afford basic needs & whom they have promised to help." @ParrottCBPP

Sharon Parrott @ParrottCBPP

As House Republicans work to advance their bill to the floor, their agenda couldn’t be clearer: stripping health care & food assistance away from millions & raising families’ costs— while showering ever larger tax breaks on the wealthiest. My statement: https://t.co/ROdFK5aRrr

The #SNAP cuts in the House Ag bill would hurt millions of people. It could be particularly devastating for families, retailers and others in rural America.

Gbenga Ajilore @gbenga_ajilore

The House Ag Committee bill cutting #SNAP by about $300 billion will harm people living in rural America. Specifically, work requirements miss the lack of job opportunities within rural counties. Let’s start with 2 pieces of background info… (1/9) https://t.co/NduffeXLzU

RT @Brendan_Duke: It has really really flown under the radar how the SNAP cuts in the House bill have grown. The House budget assigned $2…

RT @Katie_Bergh: Some Republican members of the House Agriculture Committee don’t seem to understand how the House Agriculture Committee’s…

House GOP are saying that the SNAP program has gone unchecked. WRONG! USDA publishes state error rates. That’s literally the definition of checking the program. States find errors & correct them. Recipients pay back mistakes. Funds aren’t wasted. https://t.co/KQQeQvSoDe

Watching the House Ag Committee mark up and the way House Republicans are throwing around who “deserves” food and who doesn’t is disgusting. The average SNAP benefit is about $6 a day. If that’s what is making sure you have food on the table, you definitely “deserve” help.

EJ Dionne @EJDionne

Are Republicans trying to cut Medicaid and SNAP cruel or just out of touch? I spoke with doctors and others around the country who are close to Americans living tough and precarious lives. These cuts make neither moral nor practical sense. My essay https://t.co/V73kK5Tl2R

RT @TyJonesCox: Wow House Republicans are saying kids ages 7 - 17 are not dependents. I'm going to wake my 9-year old up and tell her that…

Losing health insurance puts these 13.7 million people at higher risk of unmanaged chronic #health conditions, higher health-related debt, and lower access to preventive care like annual exams. There is no need for this. We should be strengthen insurance, not weakening it.

Sarah Lueck @sarahL202

High stakes in the legislative debate that's about to unfold in the House. We will be watching. #Medicaid #ACA https://t.co/XA2C00dkOK

Check out my colleague @Brendan_Duke this morning on @cspanwj. Today is a big day in DC. People must understand the proposals moving in Congress will cause millions to lose health coverage and food assistance all to give tax breaks to the wealthy.

Washington Journal @cspanwj

TUES| Center for Budget and Policy Priorities Brendan Duke (@Brendan_Duke) and Economic Policy Innovation Center's Paul Winfree (@paulwinfree) discuss efforts by the President and Republican to pass budget legislation that could affect Medicaid and other social safety net https://t.co/8ntetFMPgi

Food? We can’t afford to help families eat? And we think some people don’t “deserve” food. Why? Oh, right! We have to give wealthy people and corporations tax cuts instead. Silly me. Totally shameful!

Ty Jones Cox @TyJonesCox

The House Ag bill released tonight would take away or cut #SNAP food benefits for millions of low-income people struggling to afford groceries—families w/ children, seniors, ppl w/ disabilities, veterans & workers in low-wage jobs.

Taking health coverage from millions of people is extremely misguided. People largely understand this because these proposals are also very unpopular. All of this harm is in service of giving wealthy people tax cuts.

Sarah Lueck @sarahL202

Medicaid cuts in the House E & C Cmte bill would take health coverage away from millions by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds. Loss of coverage means diseases go untreated & families face exorbitant medical debt.🧵https://t.co/5RpN7SSEjJ

RT @shelbytg74: House Republican plan would harm 4.5 million U.S. citizen children by stripping away their access to the Child Tax Credit i…

RT @Brendan_Duke: Hugely important new @urbaninstitute analysis shows that the emerging House bill's combo of 1.) tax cuts tilted to wealt…