Sen. Merkley on Trump Budget: For Working Americans, ‘This Budget Is a Disaster’
"News flash to
"For them, this budget is a disaster. The Trump budget's
"There are students across America joyfully graduating from high school over these next few weeks whose promising futures are already blocked by sky-high college costs, but now the President's budget wants to make college even more expensive for them.
"Working parents need to make sure their kids are safe and learning while they are at work. Yet this budget guts after-school programs.
"For many older Americans, the only way they can stay in their home is thanks to
"And where will seniors in nursing homes go when the
"This budget isn't just an accounting exercise by a bunch of politicians. It's a blueprint with enormous real-world implications for millions of people who aren't looking for a handout; they're just trying to get by and make a better life for themselves and their families. Our job in government should be making the smart investments in our people, our infrastructure, and our future so that everyone who works hard can get ahead. Instead, this budget does the opposite, and would pull the rug out from millions. The rich and powerful are doing just fine. The last thing we should be doing is stacking the deck even more in their favor."
Merkley highlighted many areas of specific concern that would directly impact the lives of working and middle class families:
* Cuts an additional
* Cuts
* Eliminates federally-subsidized student loans, jacking up the interest that most students will have to pay over the life of their loans by thousands of dollars;
* Eliminates
* Prevents millions of women from accessing the health care provider of their choice by blocking reimbursements to
* Makes it harder for seniors to stay in their own homes and live independently with huge cuts to
* Pulls out the rug from millions of seniors who rely on
* Cuts funding for meat inspection and shifts costs to user fees, raising prices for consumers;
* Threatens reliable and affordable mail service, particularly for rural communities, by cutting the
* Embraces huge cuts to the
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