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What in the world is happening right now??
We’re continuing doing the normal things—packing lunches, coordinating schedules, scheduling appointments, sitting through meetings—but being a mom in America feels surreal right now.
In the last week alone, Trump has threatened to annihilate a “whole civilization”—which of course, would be a war crime. [1] He then said the quiet part out loud: Our health care and child care are his piggy bank for his reckless wars and ongoing cruelty and human rights abuses against immigrant families. He basically shrugged and told us, "We can’t take care of day care…. We’re fighting wars." [2]
It’s not just Trump’s words that are causing issues. Now, Trump’s putting pen to paper to turn these harmful funding ideas into reality. Last Friday, Trump released a budget proposal that abandons the programs moms and families have long prioritized to build good lives, to raise our children, and to contribute to our communities. At the same time, it increases funding for an out-of-control ICE and Border Patrol, even though they already have an estimated $150 billion left to spend from last year’s funding bill. [3]
What’s more, Trump has requested $1.5 trillion in new defense spending, the largest annual military budget increase in more than 50 years. [4] [5] All of this money is ultimately coming out of the funds we could be using to cover health care, food, and child care for OUR children and families, paid for by OUR tax dollars.
None of this is okay. Trump’s budget plans to cut billions from Americans’ health care to supersize spending on the military at a time when health care premiums are skyrocketing and 15 million Americans already risk losing coverage completely. [6] The proposed budget also drains funding from critical child care programs to pay for continuing human and civil rights violations against immigrant families, when child care for an infant already costs more than in-state college tuition in more than half of states. [7] And Trump’s proposed budget does nothing to address the skyrocketing gas prices, the sticker shock at the grocery store, or the deeply overwhelming affordability crisis that families are experiencing today—in fact, it will only increase the costs for moms and families.
This is another total nightmare for families. Trump is already calling on Congress to kick off a process called ‘Reconciliation’ to get these budget disasters passed. The reconciliation process will give Republicans leaders in Congress a green light to unilaterally slash our health care, child care, and nutrition to fund out-of-control ICE chaos and an amped-up military budget. Remember the Big, Ugly Bill? This is essentially Round 2. We need your help to stop it in its tracks.
It’s time to tell Trump and Republican leaders in Congress to get their budget priorities straight. ICE and Border Patrol still have an estimated $150 billion dollars left to spend on inhumane immigration enforcement. [8] Funneling even more cash into an agency that separates families, killed Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, and commits human rights abuses isn’t just deeply cruel; it’s extremely unpopular. 60 percent of Americans say the administration has "gone too far,” and over half of Americans oppose more funding for ICE. [9]
Imagine if we invested in families instead. Instead of spending $1 billion on the daily cost of the war in Iran, the United States would be able to fully cover:
- The daily costs of Medicaid for all 16 million people expected to lose it as a result of last year’s budget cuts, AND
- Daily food stamps for all 41 million people. [10]
Moms want lower prices, health care, and child care—not to foot the bill for reckless wars or inhumane cruelty against immigrant families.
Together, we are a powerful voice for children and families.
Kristin, Donna, Nate, Olivia, and the entire MomsRising and MamásConPoder team
References:
[1] Analysis: Is that legal? Trump threatens bridges, power plants and a ‘whole civilization’ | CNN Politics
[2] Trump says it's 'not possible' for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: 'We’re fighting wars’ | NBC
[3] DHS still has $150 billion to spend on Trump’s deportation campaign | MS Now
[4] Trump’s Budget Request Cuts Programs That Help Ordinary Americans and Sinks That Money Toward War | Center for American Progress
[5] President’s Budget, 2027 | Office of Management and Budget
[6] Estimated Budgetary Effects of Public Law 119-21, to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Relative to the Budget Enforcement Baseline for Consideration in the Senate | CBO
[7] Still Unaffordable: Child Care’s Rising Prices, Stretched Supply, and Staffing Shortages | The Century Foundation
[8] DHS still has $150 billion to spend on Trump’s deportation campaign | MS Now
[9] DHS was already given $191 billion. Voters say: not one dollar more. | Fwd.us
[10] $1 Billion a Day for War in Iran Could Help Every Family Who Needs Healthcare and Food Stamps | National Priorities Project
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