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Reconciliation
House GOP Approves $95B Budget Framework That Pumps More Money Into Iran War
The blueprint also pushes states to adopt restrictions on voting rights as people struggle to afford groceries.
Johnson Says He’ll Use Reconciliation to Pass Voter Suppression Bill
Rules on the reconciliation process stipulate that non-budgetary items cannot be included in such measures.
Republicans Are Using a Dangerous Loophole to Fund ICE Without Democratic Votes
The budget reconciliation process opens the door to an even stronger GOP monopoly on congressional power.
Senate GOP Moves to Slash Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Budget by Half
The new attack on the CFPB comes after an earlier proposal to eliminate its entire budget violated reconciliation rules.
CBO: GOP Bill Would Sap $1.6K From Poorest Households, Give $12K to the Richest
This would amount to a $168 billion increase to the collective wealth of the top 10 percent.
Trump and Musk’s Dramatic Falling Out Displays the Hazards of Billionaire Rule
Author Quinn Slobodian speaks on how empowering these "titanically sized egos” threatens our collective wellbeing.
Trump Grants Clemency to Executive Who Orchestrated $205M Medicare Fraud Scheme
Republicans have claimed they’re “saving” Medicaid from “waste, fraud and abuse” with massive cuts.
Republicans Are Mocking Americans They Want to Take Medicaid Away From
Mike Johnson said that people raising alarm about Medicaid cuts are “complaining.”
GOP Senator’s Defense of Medicaid Cuts: “Well, We All Are Going to Die”
The GOP’s reconciliation bill includes cuts to anti-poverty programs that help save tens of thousands of lives yearly.
GOP Bill’s Militarized Funding Boost Could Instead Keep Millions on Medicaid
The reconciliation bill is a “redistribution of resources from struggling Americans to the Pentagon,” an expert said.