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In recent years the president has submitted his budget late, the House and Senate have passed only a few – if any – of the 12 appropriations bills, and Congress has relied on continuing resolutions and omnibus spending bills to keep the government going.

Blog Posts

Another $88 billion for the Iran war? Fund human needs, instead.

Hanna Homestead |

The $88 billion Trump is requesting for endless war to profit weapons contractors and his cabal of corporate cronies should be helping people instead.

Our federal budget is showing us that Congress is putting ICE first and families last. It should be the other way around.

Alliyah Lusuegro |

Trump's mass deportations and detention agenda has been granted a total of $240 billion through 2029. This money could do wonders for millions of families by funding healthcare, food, and education. 

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Recent Publications

10 Terrible Ways the GOP Budget Causes Harm

Lindsay Koshgarian

The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.

Trump & GOP Stack the Deck Against Struggling Americans to Build a War and Mass Deportation Machine

Hanna Homestead

The GOP’s extreme increases in militarized spending - at the expense of working people and the planet - will make us all less secure.

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