MAGA Budget Plan’s Devastating Consequences for Americans and Our Environment
QUICK READ: MAGA Republicans want to drastically cut the non-defense budget by $4.5 trillion over the next decade and completely eliminate Biden’s environmental achievements, which would be disastrous for most Americans and our economy. They’re threatening not to raise the debt ceiling to force Biden to agree to their terms. Biden and Congressional Democrats must continue to stand firm against this MAGA blackmail attempt.
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BACKGROUND
If Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling by June, the government will be unable to fund such programs as Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans’ benefits or pay other already incurred obligations. MAGA Republicans are threatening to block this critical legislation, which historically passed with bipartisan support, unless President Biden accepts 10 years of unpopular, draconian, budget cuts.
The recently unveiled MAGA budget would spare the massive Pentagon budget but be devastating for most Americans:
Repealing green energy programs, including some Electric Vehicle tax credits;
Imposing longer work requirements for millions of low-income Americans who receive food stamps and federally backed health insurance;
Blocking up to $20,000 of student debt cancellation for low-income borrowers;
Cutting IRS funding needed to collect unpaid taxes from tax cheats;
Eviscerating Biden’s climate and clean energy agenda and removing constraints on fossil fuel production.
In return, MAGA Republicans offer only a one-year debt ceiling raise, requiring another debt-ceiling vote before the 2024 election.
Refusing to act would also have catastrophic consequences—a painful recession here and the possibility of a global economic collapse.
President Biden has forcefully rejected this MAGA blackmail, insisting that Congress raise the debt limit without preconditions, as is normally done. Our MoCs must do likewise.
ACTION One: Call the Senate.
Script for Oregon Senators
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I expect you to protect the interests of your constituents by holding out for a clean debt-ceiling vote, rejecting the draconian cuts MAGA Republicans are trying to blackmail you to accept, protecting Biden’s climate and clean energy agenda, and demonstrating which political party is committed to protecting the programs that benefit us all.
*SEN. WYDEN:* Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I expect you to protect the interests of your constituents by holding out for a clean debt-ceiling vote, rejecting the draconian cuts MAGA Republicans are trying to blackmail you to accept, protecting Biden’s climate and clean energy agenda, and demonstrating which political party is committed to protecting the programs that benefit us all.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I demand that you protect the interests of your constituents, which requires pushing for a clean debt-ceiling vote and rejecting the draconian cuts in Speaker McCarthy’s proposed budget. If you don’t, I will do everything in my power to vote you out in your next election.
ACTION TWO: Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I expect you to protect the interests of your constituents by holding out for a clean debt-ceiling vote, rejecting the draconian cuts MAGA Republicans are trying to blackmail you to accept, protecting Biden’s climate and clean energy agenda, and demonstrating which political party is committed to protecting the programs that benefit us all.
Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)
Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I demand that you protect the interests of your constituents, which requires pushing for a clean debt-ceiling vote and rejecting the draconian cuts in Speaker McCarthy’s proposed budget. If you don’t, I will do everything in my power to vote you out in your next election.
Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I expect you to protect the interests of your constituents by holding out for a clean debt-ceiling vote, rejecting the draconian cuts MAGA Republicans are trying to blackmail you to accept, protecting Biden’s climate and clean energy agenda, and demonstrating which political party is committed to protecting the programs that benefit us all.
Script for Val Hoyle (OR-04)
Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I expect you to protect the interests of your constituents by holding out for a clean debt-ceiling vote, rejecting the draconian cuts MAGA Republicans are trying to blackmail you to accept, protecting Biden’s climate and clean energy agenda, and demonstrating which political party is committed to protecting the programs that benefit us all.
Script for Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05)
Salem office: 503-588-9100 | DC office: 202-225-5711
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I demand that you protect the interests of your constituents, which requires pushing for a clean debt-ceiling vote and rejecting the draconian cuts in Speaker McCarthy’s proposed budget. If you don’t, I will do everything in my power to vote you out in your next election.
Script for Andrea Salinas (OR-06)
Salem office: 503-385-0906 | DC office: 202-225-5643
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. As my Member of Congress, I expect you to protect the interests of your constituents by holding out for a clean debt-ceiling vote, rejecting the draconian cuts MAGA Republicans are trying to blackmail you to accept, protecting Biden’s climate and clean energy agenda, and demonstrating which political party is committed to protecting the programs that benefit us all.
