{"id":1053778,"date":"2025-06-28T13:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T17:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1053778"},"modified":"2025-06-28T13:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T17:01:52","slug":"republicans-are-gutting-the-programs-that-millions-of-families-like-mine-have-relied-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/republicans-are-gutting-the-programs-that-millions-of-families-like-mine-have-relied-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Are Gutting the Programs That Millions of Families Like Mine Have Relied On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MEMORANDUM<\/strong>
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Ken Martin, DNC Chair
DATE: June 28, 2025
RE: Republicans Are Gutting the Programs That Millions of Families Like Mine Have Relied On<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Democrats are the opposition party, and there\u2019s a lot to oppose: Trump\u2019s cost-hiking trade war, cuts to critical government agencies, and of course, the so-called \u201cBig Beautiful Bill,\u201d which would rip away health care from 16 million<\/a> Americans, shutter nursing homes and rural hospitals, spike energy prices, and deny hungry children food assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every single House Democrat voted against Trump\u2019s budget bill. But as urgent and necessary as opposing Trump and Republicans\u2019 big betrayal of a bill is, opposition is only part of our work. To truly stand up for working Americans, we need to offer them an alternative to fight for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To understand what I mean, it might be helpful to know a little more about me. I am the son of a single mom who had me when she was 15 years old, who was raising four kids by the time she was 20. Throughout my childhood, we were in and out of shelters, and we knew the feeling of fear that lives alongside poverty. We also saw what my mom sacrificed to make sure we could have a warm dinner most nights. My family got by because of her strength and because of the support we received from our community and our government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to federal programs, a kid like me got a shot at the American dream: a roof over my head, a warm meal, an education, a meaningful career, a family of my own. Though decades have passed, I haven\u2019t forgotten where I came from \u2014 or what I am fighting for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This weekend, Senate Republicans will work overtime to rip health care and food assistance away from working families so billionaires can get a massive tax handout. In fact, analysis shows Trump\u2019s budget bill is a trillion-dollar reverse Robin Hood of unprecedented proportions. If passed, this bill could represent the largest transfer of wealth<\/a> from working Americans to the ultra-wealthy that this country has ever seen. Here\u2019s what that looks like in practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n