Republicans are laying the groundwork to pass Trump’s signature policy: a
MASSIVE tax cut for billionaires that totally fleeces the rest of us. This is
a long email about what they’re planning, the procedure they’ll use to ram it
through (reconciliation), and how we can stop them.
If you’ve been with us long enough to have seen a reconciliation fight before
-- or simply don't have time to read the whole email -- you can scroll down to
the “What you can do” section to get right to work. Otherwise, please read on!
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Indivisibles,
Donald Trump wants to make billionaires like Elon Musk even richer, and he
plans to decimate lifesaving programs to do it. It’s an extremely
unpopular idea, even among Trump’s own voters, but the GOP plans to use a
familiar legislative trick (the process called reconciliation) to get it
done.
This morning, congressional Republicans completed the first hurdle in this
process: getting the House and Senate to agree on a very loose framework
for the final bill. They plan to cut $1.5 trillion in unnamed spending --
a number only achievable by slashing Medicaid, SNAP, and more -- and give
the richest Americans $5 trillion in tax breaks.
That was the easy part, and Republicans only got there after a lot of
bitter infighting. They remain deeply divided about the specifics of the
final bill. That gives us a huge opening to exploit their divisions and
obstruct this process as long as we can.
The longer it takes them to write the final bill, the more we can turn
public attention against it, make Republicans pay a political price, and
ultimately, the better the chance we have to stop it from passing.
That’s what today’s email is all about: Understanding exactly what
Republicans plan to do and how we can divide them, disrupt them, and stop
them. It’s a long one, but this is one of the biggest fights we’ve faced
yet -- so it’s important we all know the stakes and the plan. Buckle up.
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A refresher on reconciliation
Budget Reconciliation is a Senate maneuver allowing some bills -- namely
those related to spending -- to pass with just 51 votes, instead of the 60
normally needed to bypass the filibuster. Put simply, it lets the party in
power push bills through the Senate without any bipartisan support.
(There’s a [ [link removed] ]full explainer here if you want a deep-dive.)
You may remember Republicans using reconciliation to cram Trump’s
billionaire tax cuts down our throats during his first term -- or to try
repealing the Affordable Care Act in 2017. ([ [link removed] ]We stopped them.)
This time around, Republicans are using reconciliation to slash Medicaid
and give more tax cuts to billionaires like Elon Musk. They’re early in
the process right now -- [ [link removed] ]fighting among themselves over how many
trillions to cut -- but we know one of the most destructive, partisan
bills in American history is coming. And we need to be ready.
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The huge stakes of this fight
In short, the Republican plan is to enact trillions (ya, that’s with a T)
of dollars in tax breaks for corporations and billionaires. And since
letting rich guys like Trump and Musk dodge taxes means less to go around
for the rest of us, Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs will get cut to pay
for it all.
What does that mean for everyday Americans like us?
❌ Millions of Americans could lose their healthcare or face medical
debt when Medicaid is slashed by hundreds of billions of dollars.
Hospitals and healthcare facilities could close, particularly in
❌ rural areas, as federal funding drops sharply and fewer Medicaid
patients can afford their services.
Tens of thousands of kids could go hungry due to planned cuts to SNAP
❌ and other nutritional assistance programs that help families keep
food on the table.
Billionaires like Elon Musk will gain even more power as their
❌ massive slice of the pie gets even bigger -- leaving them extra
billions to spend on lobbying, political donations, and, [ [link removed] ]in Musk’s
case, even shadier behavior.
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The good news: we can win
Republicans know their plan is unpopular, but when Donald Trump wants
something, they scramble and grovel and fall in line. We need to make
reconciliation so toxic, so painful, so slow and confusing and arduous,
that even the most Trump-fearing MAGA puppets question whether it’s all
worth it.
Here’s how we can do that:
SOUND THE ALARM: We need to ensure this plan and its impacts are
🚨 known by everyone, everywhere. We’ll do that by talking to neighbors
about the [ [link removed] ]harm to our own communities, sharing educational
resources like this email, and hosting highly visible local events.
LEAD A LOUD DEM RESISTANCE: We need every Democratic lawmaker to
speak out early, often, and loudly -- while party leaders use every
💙 possible tool to stall and divide Republicans. We’ll clearly define
our expectations, celebrate Dems who fight boldly, and hold those who
stay quiet accountable.
TURN THE HEAT UP ON REPUBLICANS: Vulnerable and so-called “moderates”
on the Republican side will try hiding from constituents and
🥵 distancing themselves from Trump’s plan -- even as [ [link removed] ]they benefit
from it. We can’t let them. We need to make them hear us, and we need
to make them own this.
DELAY, DISRUPT, DIVIDE: We need Freedom Caucus Rs screaming at
⏳ battleground Rs. We need votes that take days to schedule. We need
lawyers and parliamentarians throwing sand in all the gears. We need
this process to take months that feel like years.
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What you can do right now
This Saturday, April 12, until Sunday, April 27, Members of Congress will
return to their home turf for the April Congressional Recess. That’s our
opportunity to take action. We show up. We remind them how toxic Trump’s
plans are. We refuse to let them hide.
From April 12-27, Indivisibles are hosting in-district events to make
Republicans sweat and make sure Democrats stand firm. [ [link removed] ]Please click here
to sign up for a “Stop The Cuts” April Recess event near you.
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[ [link removed] ]JOIN AN EVENT→
1. If you have a Republican senator, [ [link removed] ]call your senator’s office or
[ [link removed] ]send them an email to say you don’t want to pay the price for
billionaire tax breaks.
2. If a Republican represents you in the House, [ [link removed] ]call your GOP
representative or [ [link removed] ]send them an email to remind them they work for
you -- not Musk, Trump, or their oligarch buddies.
3. If there aren’t any April recess events near you yet, [ [link removed] ]use our
“Stop the Cuts” toolkit to plan an event for your community during
April Recess.
This April, every Republican needs to feel the heat for planning to cut
Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs just to fund massive tax
giveaways for billionaires. Every Democrat needs to know that we’ve got
their backs when they fight back to protect everyday Americans.
Thanks for reading all of this, and thanks for being with us in this fight
for democracy!
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
P.S. Fighting back against this reconciliation bill will be one of the
hardest things we’ve ever done together -- requiring Indivisibles to be
louder and more organized than ever before. [ [link removed] ]If you can spare anything
at all, please consider donating so Indivisible can gear up to stop the
cuts and hold Republicans accountable.
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