1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I am writing to express my strong opposition to the current House budget resolution being considered. After reviewing independent analyses of this legislation, I am deeply concerned about its fiscal irresponsibility and harmful impacts on vulnerable Americans. I urge you to oppose this bill for the following reasons: 1. Unsustainable Fiscal Impact: According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, this legislation would add approximately $6.2 trillion to our national debt when accounting for interest costs and phase-out gimmicks. At a time when interest payments already consume 3.7% of GDP, we should be working to reduce this burden, not dramatically increase it. 2. Healthcare Coverage Losses: The budget’s Medicaid cuts would cause approximately 8.6 million Americans to lose their health insurance, with an additional 5.1 million losing coverage due to the expiration of premium support tax credits. These cuts would disproportionately impact those most in need of healthcare services. 3. Regressive Tax Structure: While providing a 3% boost in after-tax earnings to the top 10% of earners, the budget would actually increase the tax burden on the bottom 20% of Americans when accounting for tariff costs. This upward redistribution of wealth comes at a time of historic inequality. 4. Exclusion of Low-Income Families: The Child Tax Credit expansion in the bill ($229.5 billion) is structured to provide no benefits for low-income working families who need support the most. 5. Cuts to Essential Services: The legislation includes significant cuts to nutrition assistance programs and imposes bureaucratic work requirements on Medicaid recipients that research shows do not increase employment but simply remove people from healthcare coverage. 6. Undermining Clean Energy Progress: Beyond expected cuts to electric vehicle and solar/wind production incentives, the bill unexpectedly targets advanced nuclear and geothermal energy development - undermining American competitiveness in critical emerging technologies. 7. Economic Consequences: The nonpartisan Tax Foundation projects that the massive debt increase would reduce capital stock, leading to decreased wages and productivity. While GDP might rise due to longer working hours, the benefits would largely flow to foreign creditors through interest payments. Sound fiscal governance requires making difficult but responsible choices. Instead, this budget combines expensive tax cuts with harmful program cuts that target our most vulnerable citizens while still adding trillions to the deficit. This approach neither addresses our long-term fiscal challenges nor meets our moral obligation to ensure all Americans can access healthcare, nutrition, and economic opportunity. I strongly urge you to reject this irresponsible budget and instead work toward a balanced approach that protects essential services while addressing our fiscal challenges in a fair and sustainable manner.