I don't know how many are paying attention to how much is in the "Big Beautiful Bill" (could that name be any more idiocracy than it is?), but I just watched part of the C-SPAN discussions from last night. I am sharing the link so that you can see it yourself. The moment I'm talking about is at the 2:14am timestamp.
Due to the "PAYGO" limitations, any bill that adds to the budget, has to have offsets for it in cuts. If it doesn't, at the end of the fiscal year, automatic cuts trigger from programs.
As it stands, and this was confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office, this bill will trigger PAYGO...and included in those cuts, would be 535 BILLION in cuts to mediCARE.
NOT MEDICAID (though there are many cuts to that already in this bill).
This is part of the poison bill. I personally know many Trump supporters who are on Medicare. THIS WILL AFFECT YOU. I am not seeing articles about it yet, but you can watch the video yourself.
Also of note in this bill (and this is just a little bit! there's so much more in this monster):
-Repeals the Clean Air Act, calls for dismantling the EPA, removing emissions standards for vehicles
-limits to state authorities for regulating AI for ten years (even the makers of AI say it needs to be regulated!)
-Defunds the consumer financial protection bureau
-Seeks to give federal central control when states disagree with federal findings (wasn't the justification behind overturning Roe V Wade that we needed more state independence from federal control...?)
-Places all federal agencies under King's....I mean, President's...control (!!!!!)
When I used to lean right, part of what I agreed with was state independence. I still do. Not only does this eliminate that in many ways, but it puts it under PRESIDENTIAL control. And that's all just scratching the surface.
I have already called my representatives. Particularly the cuts to medicare and medicaid are going to hit those republican states hard (including my own), so let them know you are paying attention!