BREAKING NEWS

The House passed its 2018 budget resolution Thursday in a party-line vote that represents a step toward its goal of sending tax-reform legislation to President Trump.

via The Hill.

Unjust GOP budget and tax plan cuts the safety net for seniors.

• The Republican budget would gouge $1 trillion from Medicaid, more than 60 percent of which pays for long-term care for seniors who have already impoverished themselves to qualify.

• The budget resolution imposes per capita caps or block grants on Medicaid that won’t grow with the needs of the population, including emergencies like hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico.

• Despite President Trump’s repeated promises not to touch Medicare, the GOP budget resolution calls for nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts.

• The program would be privatized and the eligibility age raised from 65 to 67.