1. United States
2. Mo.
3. Letter

Last night, the House passed a government funding bill that fails to protect the programs American families depend on and fails to deliver the lower costs they’re counting on. This bill threatens to cut funding from a whole host of critical government programs—everything from healthcare and nutritional assistance to veterans benefits and disaster relief. It slashes resources from care for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances, and it risks throwing thousands of seniors, veterans, and individuals living with disabilities out of their homes. And that’s just the start—what’s not in the bill is just as important. This bill does not have the necessary guardrails to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.