From Algonquin Township’s Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky:
The energy I felt last weekend at the Chicago Hands Off rally was off the charts.
The American people made it loud and clear: they want stability, freedom, and fairness, not a wannabe dictator.
We do not have kings in America and the people are sick of Trump and his billionaire sidekick prioritizing themselves over hardworking Americans.
We are fighting back. Hands off Medicaid, Social Security, and our Constitution.
In the House of Representatives, under the direction of President Trump, the Republicans pushed through a budget blueprint that sets the stage for another round of tax cuts for the rich, paid for in part by slashing Medicaid, federal nutrition assistance, and other critical programs.
This budget plan imposes the largest Medicaid cut in history. The only winners in the Republican budget are billionaire donors like Elon Musk, who bankroll Republican politicians and are now looking for their kickback. With this budget, Republicans are giving the wealthy tax breaks worth trillions of dollars.
House Democrats stood united against this reckless Republican budget and are fighting each day to protect hardworking American taxpayers. We will never stop working to lower costs, protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and build an economy that works for all, NOT just billionaires and corporations. We will not stop fighting against this administration’s harmful agenda, and we will work to hold them accountable for their violations of our laws and constitution
