Early Friday morning, the House passed the GOP budget bill Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) described this way: “It’s taxing the poor to give to the rich.” The centerpiece of the bill is a series of tax breaks that overwhelming benefit the wealthy, corporations, and other big businesses—all at the expense of everyday, working Americans. At a […]

  Last week, House GOP leadership and committees finally put pen to paper and spelled out key elements of their budget bill. The winners: billionaires and corporations. The losers: students and families. As a whole, the bill represents a historic transfer of wealth from working families to the ultra-rich. To “pay for” tax cuts for billionaires, […]

  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 […]