| The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking Catholics to contact their U.S. Representative to ask them to prioritize families and protect safety net programs in the budget reconciliation package.
Congress is working on a budget deal called a reconciliation package. The package will include tax policies and other economic policies that affect everyone, including families. As Members of Congress debate how to pay for the package, deep cuts are being proposed to Medicaid and other important social safety net programs.
As Pope Francis said, “Those services which society offers to its citizens are not a type of alms, but rather a genuine ‘social debt’ with respect to the institution of the family, which is foundational and which contributes to the common good.”
Please urge your Representative to keep in mind how budget and tax decisions will impact families, especially the most vulnerable families, and use budget reconciliation to support the needs of children and families experiencing poverty. Essential safety net programs that serve those most in need, including SNAP and Medicaid, must be protected. Changes to these programs that result in the loss of access to life-affirming healthcare and proper nutrition, including for millions of children, are unacceptable. Legislators must avoid creating a situation in which cuts to programs for the poor will be made to seem inevitable and necessary.
You can read the recent USCCB letter advocating to prioritize vulnerable families in the budget reconciliation process here.
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