McCarthy Pushes Safety Net Cuts To Appease Far-Right

The Washington Post reports:

Cutting housing subsidies for the poor by 33 percent as soaring rents drive a national affordability crisis. Forcing more than 1 million women and children onto the waitlist of a nutritional assistance program for poor mothers with young children. Reducing federal spending on home heating assistance for low-income families by more than 70 percent with energy prices high heading into the winter months.

With days left before the government shuts down, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has embraced steep reductions to the U.S. safety net in an attempt to appease far-right Republican demands for lower spending. If McCarthy can win over conservatives and pass legislation funding the government, Republicans hope to have greater leverage in negotiations with the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House.

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SOME of the impacts of the GOP’s proposed spending “plan”:

-1M children lose food help
-20K vets & 300K families lose housing aid
-60K seniors lose Meals on Wheels
-80% cut to low-income schools
-70% cut to home heating assistance heading into winter https://t.co/gPqOYGInQS

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