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IFPTE Condemns Senate Republican Bill That Extends Billionaire Tax Cuts on the Backs of Working Americans, Children, Veterans, and Seniors
IFPTE Condemns Senate Republican Bill That Extends Billionaire Tax Cuts on the Backs of Working Americans, Children, Veterans, and Seniors

The executive officers of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) commented on the Senate’s passage of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” H.R. 1, budget reconciliation, which extends President Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and offsets some of the costs through cutting nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) while adding over $4 trillion to the national debt through 2034. Republican leadership in the House of Representatives is considering amendments and racing to pass this bill before July 4.

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Government, Energy, Labor RightsFaraz KhanBudget Reconciliation, Senate, Artificial Intelligence, Medicaid, SNAP, healthcare, Veterans, civil service protections, FERS
IFPTE Urges Senate to Reject Budget Reconcialtion Bill That Wrecks Our Safety Net, State Budgets, the Economy and Jobs for the Benefit of the Very Wealthy and Corporations
IFPTE Urges Senate to Reject Budget Reconcialtion Bill That Wrecks Our Safety Net, State Budgets, the Economy and Jobs for the Benefit of the Very Wealthy and Corporations

As the Senate began debating a partisan budget reconciliation bill that will increase the national debt by $4.5 billion over 10 years to deliver tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the very wealthy and corporation, IFPTE told Senators to oppose this bill on the grounds that it “will deprive millions of Americans of health coverage, increase the cost of living and lower the standard of living for working Americans, hurt our nation’s health systems and health insurance coverage, burden on state and local governments with budget deficits.”

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Government, InfrastructureFaraz KhanBudget Reconciliation, Senate
IFPTE Asks House Appropriations Committee to Fund GAO and CRS So Congress Can Support Robust Oversight and Good Governance
IFPTE Asks House Appropriations Committee to Fund GAO and CRS So Congress Can Support Robust Oversight and Good Governance

This week, IFPTE sent a letter requesting the House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee provide funding for the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Research Service at adequate levels that allow these agencies “to provide nonpartisan, objective, and authoritative research and analysis that Members of Congress from across the political spectrum can trust.”

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GovernmentFaraz KhanLegislative, CREA, CRS, GAO, oversight
IFPTE Condemns Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Proposals to Bust Federal Employee Unions, Harm All Working Americans, and the Public Interest
IFPTE Condemns Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Proposals to Bust Federal Employee Unions, Harm All Working Americans, and the Public Interest

IFPTE weighed in with key Senators against the Senate budget reconciliation bill, particularly the draconian and ideologically-driven language from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) aimed at eliminating federal labor unions, turning the federal government into an at-will employer, and abrogating the co-equal branch of government constitutional responsibilities of the legislative branch over to the President.

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GovernmentCandace RhettSenate budget reconciliation bill
Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Proposals To Bust Federal Employee Unions Harm All Working Americans and the Public Interest
Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Proposals To Bust Federal Employee Unions Harm All Working Americans and the Public Interest

IFPTE’s executive offered comments condemning the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s (HSGAC) proposals for the Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill, which includes language that would eliminate official time and attack unions, among other things.

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Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettBudget Reconciliation, Senate provisions
NPEU Sign On: Stop Political Harassment of Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations
NPEU Sign On: Stop Political Harassment of Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations

On Thursday evening, Senator Josh Hawley and leaders of the House Homeland Security Committee launched an alarming and politically motivated campaign targeting over 200 non-government organizations (NGOs), announcing a sweeping investigation into these organizations' activities related to immigration, protest, and humanitarian support—without any evidence of wrongdoing.

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GovernmentCandace Rhettpolitical harassment, Nonprofit
AFL-CIO’s Department of People Who Work for a Living Report Finds Deep Skepticism from Working Families with Current Trump Administration Policies
AFL-CIO’s Department of People Who Work for a Living Report Finds Deep Skepticism from Working Families with Current Trump Administration Policies

The AFL-CIO’s Department of People Who Work for a Living (DPWL) recently held a series of hearings across the country to provide a platform for working people to express their views on the current administration’s policies, the impact of those policies on their lives, and what working people want from their government.

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Government, Labor RightsCandace RhettDPWL hearings