{"id":1052966,"date":"2025-05-21T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052966"},"modified":"2025-05-21T16:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:55:42","slug":"icymi-dnc-peoples-cabinet-press-call-on-gops-billionaire-first-budget-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-dnc-peoples-cabinet-press-call-on-gops-billionaire-first-budget-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: DNC People\u2019s Cabinet Press Call On GOP\u2019s Billionaire-First Budget Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"692\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Peoples-Cabinet-Logo-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1052582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Peoples-Cabinet-Logo-1.png 1201w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Peoples-Cabinet-Logo-1.png?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Peoples-Cabinet-Logo-1.png?resize=768,519 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Peoples-Cabinet-Logo-1.png?resize=1024,692 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the DNC hosted a press call featuring DNC Chair <strong>Ken Martin<\/strong>, former Secretary of Education <strong>Miguel Cardona, <\/strong>former Acting Secretary of Labor <strong>Julie Su<\/strong>, former Governor of Washington <strong>Jay Inslee<\/strong>, and chef and restaurateur <strong>Andrew Zimmern <\/strong>to discuss Donald Trump and House Republicans\u2019 tax scam. Along with Chair Martin, these members of the DNC\u2019s People\u2019s Cabinet called out the disastrous effects that Trump and Republicans\u2019 billionaire-first budget will have on working families across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find highlights from the call below:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcI6f-ILmFhpUTUpo-p5uaC5j0bXkxWbAREAd3jn1ggxnXm3FSoXu9xtei2DewwC6L0GaZob_tXvr6eLmwLGqzEGRMdixpl9tNzv5zN5RAa_BQmIwC4dXcVD9e6mSJNsjyII7Y?key=E4AAzP7UY7ruuJtVsw5xZA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe latest CBO analysis revealed that this billionaire-first bill will be a massive redistribution of wealth from the bottom to the top \u2014 leaving working families to once again foot the bill from America\u2019s wealthiest,\u201d<strong> said<\/strong> <strong>DNC Chair Ken Martin<\/strong>. \u201cI know firsthand the importance of Medicaid to families like mine who are struggling or who have struggled in the past, and if Donald Trump has his way, nearly 14 million Americans will lose the coverage that can make the difference between life and death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXekGufVrjuVGyj3tPnco9UpjCgF2fSl4Z9VXqVutydVbL-vgXhwa5R4rNAqdNDoj7NA2h6xxTQqv9TPWU5egALZ221y_XE5L2RKDPkMnH1p5myhK1m8NGBwMo2ZIqBV_0mWV9AO?key=E4AAzP7UY7ruuJtVsw5xZA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe budget bill Trump and the GOP are putting forward is a slap in the face to America\u2019s working families,\u201d<strong> said<\/strong> <strong>former Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su<\/strong>. \u201cNow all the things that Trump said he was going to do on Day One like decrease the price of eggs, like cut the cost of living \u2014 the only thing he has consistently done since Day One is prioritize the billionaire class. This budget will actively transfer billions of dollars that support working families \u2014 giving them a little bit of breathing room \u2014 to the ultra wealthy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe1Hl_dzf1dJSZ9s2wFF6P6XmC-bzCv2wwXnMasG40VrorUiVwt5m2929c5JGMxNFBapTJD-uIF7lmVYgZquPSUxvuIldx51BNJShi8FYNa3nE_fGnfmV_OkqIMqZmPRhWoZ-g?key=E4AAzP7UY7ruuJtVsw5xZA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s being proposed in this bill impacts all students in this country; all 50 million students in our K-12 system and 17 million students that are seeking higher education, but it affects some communities more than others,\u201d<strong> said former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona<\/strong>. \u201cIt costs more to educate students with disabilities. It costs more to educate students who are struggling to read. If we are robbing public education to pay for private vouchers or to destroy public education we are going to further exacerbate a system of haves and have nots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXc6mSYUGY31SlYnwSIahpeQmAOXpowxvnsKhxUzGTdxybwgWH-wzrv3rztD3J9jUgyThcAUYXEdgfbiOiNphvt3vx1_C4WRbOXWu_jdemeWBNXE9wYL0fGXCrJ8BJFk579Tpeo?key=E4AAzP7UY7ruuJtVsw5xZA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis whole effort to dismantle the tax structure which has allowed such incredible growth in jobs and reasonably priced electricity across America is nuts,\u201d <strong>said former Governor of Washington State Jay Inslee<\/strong>. \u201cWe are on the cusp of this enormous revolution transforming the American economy and they want to go backwards and be shackled to the coal industry which now is more expensive than the other sources of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfixdTUhr1cRouNUdbOwYzkkh8MQZBPhzElu8euTndF80DZ3WBU6-BSXx8E_DKqKNNdGwleM1PP6XEgBSXRV-YhpLd4Tp-C7oUcj3HOlq1IrYZgpLFcJ4YgEd3FuxXjRp4gssjP?key=E4AAzP7UY7ruuJtVsw5xZA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHouse Republicans are inching closer to enacting the largest ever cuts to food assistance: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP,\u201d <strong>said<\/strong> <strong>chef and restaurateur Andrew Zimmern<\/strong>. \u201cBy gutting the funding for SNAP by nearly 30 percent and expanding SNAP\u2019s paperwork requirement, Republicans are choosing to take away food assistance from millions and millions of Americans. We\u2019re talking about children, veterans, seniors, hardworking families, and Republicans\u2019 very own constituents who are simply trying to make ends meet and put food on their tables.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the DNC hosted a press call featuring DNC Chair Ken Martin, former Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, former Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, former Governor of Washington Jay Inslee, and chef and restaurateur Andrew Zimmern to discuss Donald Trump and House Republicans\u2019 tax scam. 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