Posts tagged SNAP
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 Warns House Agriculture Committee that Farm Authorization Bill Will Harm Food Security for Working People, Children, Military Families, Veterans, and Seniors
IFPTE Warns House Agriculture Committee that Farm Authorization Bill Will Harm Food Security for Working People, Children, Military Families, Veterans, and Seniors

Before the House Agriculture Committee began an all-day markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, IFPTE urged Members of the Committee to oppose the legislation as includes cuts to nutrition programs that the most vulnerable working Americans and their families count on.

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GovernmentCandace RhettAgriculture Committee, Farm Authorization Bill, SNAP