It’s crunch time for the GOP’s reconciliation bill. All three House committees that delayed action last week have scheduled votes this week, though questions remain about there being enough votes to pass it.

To pay for yet more tax breaks for billionaires, the GOP had always planned to slash spending on health, education, and other safety net programs. But reaching agreement on what to cut—and by how much—is proving elusive.

The thorniest issues—Medicaid, SNAP, and vouchers—are among our top priorities.

Medicaid provides health care coverage for more than 80 million Americans, including 38 million children. The fourth-largest source of support for K-12 public schools, Medicaid helps pay for school-based services that benefit the entire student population—health care, as well as educators’ salaries and the services of professionals like nurses, psychologists, and audiologists.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps feed more than 42 million Americans—40% are children and 80% are households that include a child, older adult, or disabled individual. SNAP and other agriculture programs could be cut by as much as $230 billion, which in turn threatens school meals.

The GOP’s tax-credit voucher scheme would divert $100 billion from public schools to private and religious schools that are not accountable to the public. It would also deprive students with disabilities of important legal rights and protections. Rural areas, where public schools are economic centers, would be hit especially hard.

House GOP leadership is pushing for a vote before Memorial Day, which is why they are forcing committee action this week. Even if they meet that fast-approaching deadline, it will take weeks—maybe longer—for the Senate to act.

Your advocacy has played an important role in making this harmful reconciliation bill more and more toxic. Keep up the pressure!

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