Proposals by the Congress = Huge Cuts to Services for Low-Income Families and Children

by | May 18, 2015

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Better get ready for a battle if you value federal support for poor and low-income families and their children. According to a recent article by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), House and Senate Budget Makes Wrong Choices, large cuts to important progress are proposed: “While programs for low- and moderate-income people make up less than one-quarter of the federal budget, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has estimated that at least 60 percent of the budget’s cuts would come from those programs.” Wisconsin’s Representative Paul Ryan played a key role in developing this budget proposal.
The analysis indicates that spending cuts of $5 trillion over the next 10 years would force harsh reductions to nutritional assistance, Medicaid, child care, and other vital programs.
Dave Edie

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