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Rebecca Vallas @rebeccavallas
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Trump's Robin Hood in reverse budget would be devastating for nearly every community across the U.S.

Here are just a few ways the #TrumpBudget would hurt:

Women
People with disabilities
Rural Americans
Communities of color
Children
Older Americans
LGBTQ individuals
Veterans
1. WOMEN

Women make up two-thirds of adults on Medicaid—which Trump calls for ending as we know it, leaving millions of women without health coverage. And he'd defund Planned Parenthood, cutting off access to family planning & well-woman care.

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2. PEOPLE W/DISABILITIES

Trump’s deep Medicaid cuts jeopardize health care & vital services for 15M people w/disabilities. His budget also slashes #SocialSecurity disability benefits, housing for PWD--and even closes the Limb Loss Resource Center.

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3. RURAL AMERICANS

Rural Americans are disproportionately likely to need to turn to food, housing & energy assistance--all of which Trump slashes deeply. He'd also cut legal aid--when 86% of low-income rural folks already get inadequate legal help.

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4. COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

Trump slashes Pell Grants, which help two-thirds of Black students & nearly half of Latino students afford college. He’d even slash the only federal program devoted to helping people of color start their own businesses.

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5. CHILDREN

Trump’s Medicaid cuts would jeopardize coverage for 35M children, as Medicaid is the primary source of health coverage for kids. He slashes SNAP, which protects 5M kids from poverty annually—and SSI which helps 1.1M kids w/disabilities.

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6. OLDER AMERICANS

Medicaid, which Trump's budget slashes deeply, pays for the care of two-thirds of seniors in nursing homes. Plus he’d cut Meals on Wheels & elder abuse prevention—and end senior employment/volunteering programs like Senior Corps

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7. LGBTQ PEOPLE

Trump’s Medicaid cuts would jeopardize health coverage for 1.8M LGBTQ adults—plus ACA repeal would harm the 65% of LGBTQ people w/pre-existing conditions. And he slashes SNAP, which helps 1 in 4 LGB adults put food on the table.

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8. VETERANS

Trump’s Medicaid cuts jeopardize health coverage for 1.8M vets. He also slashes SNAP, which helps 1.5M vet households put food on the table—and #SocialSecurity Disability Insurance, which serves more than 1M veterans.

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^ These are the people Trump wants to foot the bill for the $1.5 trillion in tax cuts he just gave to millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations.
Join me in stopping these devastating cuts by joining the #HandsOff campaign at handsoff.org – where you can share your story of what these cuts would mean for you and your family. /end
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