Economic Security Project Action

Last month, Trump bragged about his economy in the State of the Union. The night before, @FOB_Action held a town hall with everyday Americans to ask: one year in, have Trump and Republicans made your life more affordable? The answer was clear.

Think about the last time you Googled something— a flight, a product, anything. You likely assumed the top results were the best ones. You didn't get the best answer. You got Google's preferred answer. That’s self-preferencing. Google isn’t the only tech giant who uses their dominance to cheat. Apple, Amazon, and Meta do, too. We’re proud to co-sponsor @Scott_Wiener’s #SB1074 with tech incubator @ycombinator to ban self-preferencing by trillion-dollar big tech platforms to protect startups and consumers. Read more about the BASED Act here: economicsecurity.us/news/ban-self-…  And watch today's press conference here: youtube.com/live/Yr9mHKxOk…

NEW 📺: This morning, we released a new report with @BorrowerJustice on the shocking amount of credit card debt American families have incurred just trying to make ends meet and the way interest rates are lining the pockets of credit card bankers. More from @GMA 🔽

It's National Working Moms Day! The affordability crisis hits working moms hardest. They have higher costs, but get paid less than men for the same work. Instead of giving moms ANY relief, the GOP raised healthcare costs and cut SNAP just to give tax cuts to billionaires. Shame on them.

Today we stood by @seiucalifornia as they made the case to unrig our economy.

Republicans cut $1 trillion from Medicaid to give tax breaks to their rich friends. We dare every Republican to listen to Jay and his grandson Hayden's story and still claim that shameful tradeoff was the right choice. @FOB_Action

Satra Taylor, a doctoral student in Maryland, said at our pre- #SOTU forum that slashing the Pell Grants which enabled her and many more people like her to go to college will set young people back even further. “This administration eliminated critical student loan programs during a horrible college affordability crisis…threats to the Pell Grant program will make it even harder for families to pay for college." Read more here: bit.ly/40M7dbK #TaxBillionaires

PA: want to hear what's REALLY going on in the state of our union? (Hint: things aren't as rosy as the President says) Join us on Thursday, March 5 at 1 pm ET for a webinar with @PennPolicy to break down federal policy impacts and how we're taking action together.

Yesterday, we were at the Illinois State Capitol with parent leaders, advocates, and lawmakers for a powerful press conference and lobby day focused on one thing: making life more affordable for Illinois families. We’re fighting for the Newborn Equity Support Transfer (#NEST) — a proven program that supports new moms on Medicaid, improves birth outcomes, and saves the state money — and for a fix to the Illinois #ChildTaxCredit so the lowest-income families can receive the full support they deserve. When parents have cash in their pockets, babies are healthier, families are more stable, and communities are stronger. Our families are speaking out and saying what they need. Now it’s time for our leaders to listen. Learn more here: economicsecurity.us/news/economic-…

You shouldn't have to eat ramen and oatmeal every day just to pay your bills. The GOP could choose to help people like Gavin anytime. But they're too busy giving tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations instead. @FOB_Action

Sen. Ossoff: “They just cut Medicaid in order to lower taxes for the wealthiest people in the country. Couldn't we unite people across Georgia and unite the American people instead to make sure that every single county has a health clinic? To make sure that every single county has an OB-GYN to stop women preventably dying in the wealthiest country in the world?”

The GOP cut healthcare to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. That's made the state of our union sicker and poorer. Take it from Dr. Aisha Harris, who's on the frontlines of the healthcare crisis every day 👇 @FOB_Action

Tonight, a man who has made $4 billion off of being president is lecturing the American people about how good you have it.

Gallego: The only way they funded this massive growth in ICE — this massive buying of warehouses that would become huge detention centers — was by cutting trillions of dollars from Medicaid. The poorest of the poor lost their health insurance to go after the poorest of the poor.

Governor Spanberger: They're even making it more difficult to see a doctor. Rural health clinics in Virginia and across the country are already closing their doors, thanks to the so-called 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' championed by the president and Republicans in Congress.

In the last year, Trump has made America sicker and poorer. His “Big, Beautiful Bill” was a Big, Ugly BETRAYAL of working families. We need to reject his families lose, billionaires win mentality and build a vision where families thrive and billionaires pay their fair share.

Today, we’re rallying at the Capitol for better health outcomes. NEST Illinois is a data backed program that will improve the lives of families across Illinois. We can make smart investments with real returns and Illinois will be the best place to raise a family. Read more about NEST IL here: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawmakers…

Casar: He steals from working Americans to give to the rich. Donald Trump doesn't owe us a two-hour rambling speech. He owes the American people their money back.

Every time Trump talks about lowering health care costs, remember this: he raised premiums and kicked people off Medicaid — all to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and millionaires. You can’t claim to lower costs while making seniors and families pay more.

Donald Trump isn’t serious about lowering health care costs. He passed a law that will kick 15 million people off of their health insurance.