Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America

Photo credit: John Brighenti via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Opinion article by Michael Chameides. Barn Raiser – May 19, 2025.

Right now, Congress is working on a fast-track bill that would make historic cuts to basic needs programs in order to finance another round of tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations. The House majority will be advancing their bill to the floor in the next few days. With their narrow majority, it will need every vote to pass. As the Communications and Policy Director for the Rural Democracy Initiative, I’ve been hearing from rural leaders across the country about the devastating impacts this bill would have. The good news is it’s not too late. But there is little time to spare. […]

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