Congresswoman Alma S. Adams Statement on The Passage of The Republican Budget

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, a member of the Joint Economic Committee, today released the following statement on the passage of the Republican budget:

"I am deeply troubled by the passage of the Republican budget. Our economy is driven by middle class American families; and the Republican budget is a sad case of reverse Robin Hood.

"The Republican budget increases savings for the rich by $200,000; while increasing taxes by $2,000 for the average American. The legislation repeals the Affordable Care Act, cuts SNAP funding, and strips away $1.2 billion in education funding for our country, with $36 million in cuts to education funding for North Carolina.

"It cuts early head start programs for 790 children under five in North Carolina, and freezes Pell grants for students – which would hinder more than 200,000 North Carolinian students from getting the funding they need to attend college.

"I am hopeful that my Senate colleagues will think sensibly and reject this legislation, and will instead support an alternative budget that keeps our nation's best interests in mind."

The Republican budget which passed the House today would:

• Increase savings for the wealthy by $200,000 while tacking on about $2,000 more in taxes for the average American;

• Repeals the Affordable Care Act, which has insured more than 16 million more people who were previously uninsured;

• Makes cuts to SNAP funding – impacting more than 1.5 million North Carolinians and more than 65,000 people in North Carolina's 12th District;

• Slashes $1.2 billion in education funding – cutting more than $36 million in education funding for North Carolinians;

• Leave 790 children under five in North Carolina out of critical Head Start programs;

• Freezes Pell grants for students – impacting more than 200,000 North Carolinian college students;

• Cuts more than $950 million in federal aid highway grants and more than $150 million in transit funding for North Carolina.