Congress has their hands full this week — A #TaxScamBill showdown, gun bills, Dream Act, CHIP funding, and, oh yeah, a potential government shutdown Friday at midnight. ⏰
Here's a quick rundown of what to expect and what to get loud about... (THREAD)
MONDAY NIGHT: The House will vote to move forward on the #TaxScamBill! Most likely to send it to Conference Committee, but *slight* chance they'll just pass the Senate bill. Either way, CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS NOW. 🔥📞🔥
This is what Trump and the GOP consider a "Victory":
1/ Increasing the deficit by $1.5+ trillion, paving the way for massive spending cuts on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, education, veterans programs and more,
2/ giving the largest tax cut to corporations (from 35% to 21%!) which will lead to higher profits for shareholders and not higher wages for workers,
3/ exacerbating our already staggering income inequality with greater tax breaks for the wealthy than low-income and middle class Americans (83% of the benefits go to the top 1%),