In their proposed budget, House Republicans intend to end school lunch assistance for nearly 300,000 children and end funding that helps 300,000 children get the medical care they need. And according to House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, these cuts are good because it eliminates wasteful government spending.
True right-wingers have never really cared about the poor. What does change, from time to time, is how much of their position they reveal to the public and what they keep hidden. They never admit their lack of compassion outright, but it’s evident in their legislative priorities.
For months we’ve observed Republicans in Washington griping about the debt, and while it may be fair to say that our national debt does need to be addressed, I don’t think people like Paul Ryan are actually giving their best effort here
The House Republicans just passed a bill today that comes down to this. Huge tax cuts for anyone making $1 million a year to be paid for by turning Medicare into a voucher plan…eliminating the Medicare guarantee for future Seniors, making huge cuts to early education, programs like food stamps, Pell grants, Medicaid and federal employee benefits.
