Republicans press on with agenda

They tried to sneak a vote in today but the Republican leadership was thwarted in their plan to force an under the radar vote on deep budget cuts. According to MoveOn, "the amendment would have permanently slashed funding for basic health care, nutrition and education services for the poor. The budget proposal already calls for $35 billion in cuts, but top Republicans want to push it up to $50 billion. Meanwhile, the same budget proposal calls for $70 billion in new tax breaks, largely for the wealthy."

The vote has only been delayed. They're tinkering with it but it will still include steep cuts to social programs for our poorest citizens and other cuts that impact the middle class. They won't be reconsidering the tax breaks for millionaires at all. They fully intend to pass those.

Contact your Congressmen. Tell them the tax breaks need to go before the budget is cut.