Lindsay Koshgarian - Newsweek
President Donald Trump wants to spend tens of millions on a military parade that happens to be on his birthday. At the same time, he's pushing cuts to food stamps, Medicaid, child labor enforcement, and more.
Lindsay Koshgarian - OtherWords
President Trump’s “big brutal bill” slashes SNAP and Medicaid to enrich private prison and military contractor CEOs.
Sarah Lazare - In These Times
Program Director Lindsay Koshgarian quoted
Lindsay Koshgarian, Hanna Homestead, Savannah Wooten - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every state in the nation would be devastated by the health care and nutrition cuts imposed by the Republican reconciliation bill that just passed the House of Representatives, according to a new report by the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Public Citizen.
Hanna Homestead - Common Dreams
Poll after poll show Americans would rather have their tax dollars spent on public services than on Pentagon contractors, and would prefer policymakers prioritize spending on healthcare, education, housing, and infrastructure—not the military
Hanna Homestead - OtherWords
Cutting life-saving services to further enrich billionaires and Pentagon contractors is the worst possible option.
Alliyah Lusuegro - OtherWords
For the cost of mass deportations, we could instead erase medical debt, provide universal school lunches, and end homelessness.
Alliyah Lusuegro - OtherWords
The popular GOP slogan would tear millions of families apart, including mine. It would also be a moral, logistical, and economic disaster.
Lindsay Koshgarian - In These Times
Congress is spending on the military like it’s World War III. Diverting that money to jobs, healthcare, and the climate would make us far safer.
Lindsay Koshgarian - Truthout
All of that military funding comes at the direct cost of funding social programs and climate programs.
