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 […]

  On May 1, as part of a national day of action, NEA leaders and Board members gathered near the White House. They called for dignity, justice, and public investment in our lives—not in billionaires’ profit margins. Also last week, NEA Board members met with members of Congress and their staffs to discuss legislation, especially […]

  The House will spend the next few weeks grappling with the details of the GOP’s reconciliation bill—the legislative vehicle to enact more tax cuts for billionaires, paid for by everyone else. Many of our priorities are under attack. Slashing Medicaid/CHIP, the fourth-largest source of support for K-12 public schools, would hurt every student—not just […]