Five Things to Know About the Trump-GOP Rescissions Bill
Tomorrow, the House is expected to consider H.R. 3, the Trump-GOP rescissions bill. Here are five important things to know:
1. It eliminates funding for children's health insurance without reinvesting in health care and human services for children and families. Just months after passing the Trump-GOP tax scam, which added more than
2. It cuts funding for programs that create jobs and grow the economy in distressed communities and rural areas. The bill cuts funding for the
3. It rescinds billions of dollars from transformational energy efficiency programs that create jobs in the clean energy sector. The bill rescinds billions of dollars from the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program and Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee, which support job creation and economic growth.
4. It undermines carefully negotiated bipartisan spending agreements. The bill includes cuts to funding that was appropriated under the fiscal year 2017 omnibus, which was negotiated just over a year ago. It also reneges on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement from February by further restricting CHIP amounts that could be reinvested in future years. Upending bipartisan agreements poisons the well and makes future negotiations more difficult.
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A downloadable, one-page summary of the Trump-GOP rescissions bill is available here (https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/documents/H.R.%203%2C%20Trump-GOP%20Rescissions%20Bill_0.pdf).
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