Thursday, May 15, 2025

Contact your U.S. House member

https://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/117901?t=53&akid=117901%2E513975%2Eof_6Da From U.S. Indivisible: "Yesterday, in the dead of night, House Republicans started moving their billionaire tax scam through committees. This is the part of the process where lawmakers sort out the actual meat and bones of the bill, and while everyone else was asleep, Republicans were putting together some of their most extreme policies and cuts. Two committees were still finalizing some details this afternoon, but here’s what we know is in the bill taking shape: A version of H.R. 9495 -- "the nonprofit killer" bill, that would allow the Trump administration to rip tax-exempt status away from organizations without due process $5 trillion in tax breaks that disproportionately go to billionaires -- 50% of the total giveaways go to the wealthiest 5% of Americans Medicaid work requirements and other healthcare cuts that would lead to 14 million people losing insurance and costs rising for an additional 20 million Americans Billions in cuts to clean energy programs on top of accelerated permitting for fossil fuel extraction Defunding Planned Parenthood $45 billion for immigrant detention centers to facilitate mass deportations Elimination of the IRS' popular direct file program that allowed people to file their taxes for free and bypass expensive tax software services The biggest cuts to anti-hunger programs in US history -- literally snatching food away from families in need so that billionaires can afford another yacht An end to student loan forgiveness Even when all the committees have wrapped up their work, it’s important to keep in mind: This bill is far from a done deal. GOP leaders will need just about every vote in their caucus to pass this thing -- including the votes of vulnerable Republicans who have already expressed concerns about some of these draconian cuts."