1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

I'm writing to urge you to oppose the budget reconciliation bill and its harmful cuts to vital government programs. In addition to gutting Medicaid, boosting ICE funding and green lighting the sale of public lands for fossil fuel production, these harmful provisions include: $351 billion in cuts to student aid. This includes new limits on Pell Grant eligibility, new caps on how much a student can borrow, roll backs of protections from predatory lenders, and a repeal of President Biden's student debt forgiveness program. - Language pulled from the REINS Act, a long-time Republican goal, that would give Congress new control over federal rule making. This would make it easier for Republicans to roll back any regulation they don't like, including those that have already been finalized and implemented. - A limit to federal judges' authority to hold government officials in contempt of court. A move clearly designed to defend the Trump administration from accountability for defying the courts. Congress should pass a fair and responsible budget that helps working families and communities, not one that slashes our benefits to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.