Adams Opposes GOP Budget

Statement

Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican budget for FY 2018.

"This so-called budget is a devastating case of Robin Hood in reverse--taking from those in need and giving to the wealthy," said Congresswoman Adams. "This measure cuts $1.5 trillion from Medicare and Medicaid, slashes $150 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), freezes funding for Pell grants, and eliminates funding for TIGER grants--all to afford tax cuts for billionaires. This budget would be horrible for Mecklenburg County: halting infrastructure and transportation projects, worsening hunger, and putting higher education out of reach for students. I cannot, in good faith and conscience, support it. I encourage my Senate colleagues to be sensible and support an alternative budget that more adequately reflects our nation's priorities."

The Republican budget which passed the House today would:

Pave the way for tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of the middle class;
End the Medicare guarantee by cutting $1.5 trillion from Medicare and Medicaid;
Freeze Pell grant funding for students, impacting more than 200,000 North Carolinian college students;
Slash $150 billon from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
Eliminate TIGER grants;
Prohibit funding for high-speed rail projects;
Phase out the capital investment grants from the Federal Transit Administration;
Reduce the State Department's funding by $11 billion;
Cut $6 billion from environmental protection resources.

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