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The Trump Team’s Poor Arguments for Slashing Food Stamps
The Trump administration aims to slash spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Great Lakes Restoration Is Under Threat and Here’s Why It Matters
Degraded by decades of pollution, the North American Great Lakes are finding new life through cleanup efforts now threatened by proposed federal budget cuts.
Trump Budget Would Leave Low-Income Families Feeling the Heat
The elimination of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program could impact millions of people.
William Rivers Pitt | We Are Not Broke: Trashing the Austerity Lies
We are not broke. Our national priorities are merely broken.
Trump’s Push for Self-Sufficiency Misses the Point of Safety Net Programs
We want to know why, if experts have deemed these popular programs a success, the Trump administration doesnu2019t seem to agree.
Cutting Superfund’s Budget Will Slow Toxic Waste Cleanups, Threatening Public Health and Property Values
President Trump's 2018 budget proposal calls for an additional 30 percent cut to Superfund.
Trump’s Budget Axes Campus-Based Child Care for Low-Income Students
Parents enrolled in college would lose a child care program aimed at helping them graduate under Trump budget.
Trump Budget Would Devastate Vulnerable Southern Communities
Trump's budget was immediately condemned by Southern politicians in both parties.
Beyond the CBO Score: How Trump’s Budget and the AHCA Are Dismantling the Safety Net
Both the AHCA and Trump's budget would cause tremendous amounts of suffering and pain across all of our communities.
Trump Versus Ryan: The Race to Eliminate the Federal Government
Unfortunately, the Trump budget is not the first time the Republicans have proposed largely eliminating the federal government.