Overview

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries have announced a unified strategy to block the legislation.
• Republicans are advancing the package through the budget reconciliation process to secure passage with a simple majority and bypass the filibuster.
• Democrats warn the bill would make Trump-era tax cuts for billionaires permanent, adding over $50 trillion to the federal debt in the next 30 years.
• The proposal includes sweeping changes to Medicaid’s eligibility and work requirements alongside a $300 billion reduction in SNAP food assistance.
• Lawmakers have also flagged a hidden provision that would curb federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt for violating court orders.