Congress Considers Cuts to Vital Services – and More Tax Cuts
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
- Organization: National Women's Law Center
- Link: http://www.nwlc.org
As was reported in the May 4th E-Update, the 2006 Congressional budget resolution includes instructions to cut (through the reconciliation process) at least $34.7 billion over the next five years to vital supports like Medicaid and Food Stamps and to provide additional tax cuts of $70 billion over the same period of time. This fall, Congress will consider both of these bills - which could require the deepest sacrifices of low-income women and their families while expanding tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and corporations.
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