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Chris Murphy 🟧@ChrisMurphyCT · May 20, 2025

Rightfully, the cuts to Medicaid (over 10M people will lose their health care) and the tax cuts for the rich have been…

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A Republican budget bill contains hidden provisions beyond the well-known Medicaid cuts and tax breaks for the wealthy, including legalization of gun silencers, bans on state AI regulation, defunding of reproductive health nonprofits, and cuts to child nutrition programs affecting millions.

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    Rightfully, the cuts to Medicaid (over 10M people will lose their health care) and the tax cuts for the rich have been the story of the disastrous Republican budget bill. But I read the whole thing. And there are some hidden rats in there you need to know about. 1/ A quick🧵

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    2/ A hidden provision of the bill...wait for it...legalizes gun silencers!! What?? So now criminals will be able to hide their crimes and police will lose the ability to respond to mass shootings. WTF. reuters.com/world/us/us-re…

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    3/ The bill BANS states from regulating artificial intelligence - a present to the big AI companies that send $$ to Republicans. So now no state consumer protections against AI stealing our jobs or corrupting our kids. What citizen is asking for that?? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

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    4/ As usual, Republicans are trying to put male politicians in charge of women's bodies. A hidden provision in the bill bans nonprofits who provide family planning and reproductive health care from receiving federal funds. notus.org/congress/plann…

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    5/ And there are provisions making HUGE cuts to child nutrition programs. 30% cuts to food for kids. C'mon. That means Republicans are taking food away from 12.6 million people so billionaires can…..buy an extra yacht? politico.com/live-updates/2…