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House-passed reconciliation bill includes more changes to proposed federal benefits cuts

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House lawmakers narrowly passed the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill early Thursday morning in a vote of 215-214, after making one last revision to a series of proposals cutting federal benefits and civil service protections. Four of the six provisions on federal benefits cuts that originated from Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee remain in the House-passed version of the bill, which now heads to the Senate for consideration. But notably, the proposed change to a “high-5” annuity calculation is no longer on the table. The provision was…

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Following House Committee Vote, MoveOn Announces Ads Against Johnson & Republicans Opposing Harsh Medicaid Cuts

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the House Budget Committee’s vote to rip away health care from more than 13 million Americans and eliminate food assistance for millions of families to hand out tax cuts for billionaires, MoveOn Political Action announced a slate of digital ads and billboards in high-traffic areas targeting Speaker Mike Johnson and vulnerable House Republicans as they return home for Memorial Day. This week MoveOn members will make calls to House Republicans, and ads will launch targeting the following members of Congress: Speaker Johnson (LA-04) Rep.…

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MoveOn: Will House Republicans Cut Medicaid Spending for Billionaire Tax Cuts?

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CBO Analysis: Republicans’ Reconciliation Package Cuts Health Care Spending by $ 715 Billion, 13.7 Million Uninsured Americans  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, an independent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revealed that House Republicans’ reconciliation package will slash at least $ 715 billion and will result in at least 8.6 million more Americans going uninsured due to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts.  “Millions of people will lose their health care so Republicans in Congress can hand out billionaire tax breaks. People rely on Medicaid to survive, but…

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Lawmakers question Noem over cuts to CISA, FEMA, TSA

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House lawmakers left with lingering questions about proposed budget cuts at the Department of Homeland Security after a Tuesday oversight hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The hearing, before the House Appropriations Committee’s homeland security subcommittee, was held days after the Trump administration released its proposed fiscal 2026 “skinny budget.” The request would increase overall DHS funding — largely at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol — it would also cut budgets at several component agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Emergency…

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White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, slashing the number of diplomatic staff, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters, officials said. The proposal, which was presented to the State Department last week and is still in a highly preliminary phase, is not expected to pass muster with either the department’s leadership or Congress, which will…

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Federal benefits face possible cuts in House Republicans’ budget resolution

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Although the details of House Republicans’ narrowly approved budget framework are still up in the air, some initial proposals show the possibility of changes to federal benefits, mainly in retirement and health care. As part of the GOP budget resolution, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is looking at cuts of at least $ 50 billion from its mandatory spending, according to the framework that lawmakers approved in a vote of 216-214 on Thursday. That level of spending cuts would almost certainly dig into federal benefits, the National Active…

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