GOP House To Cut Aid For Pregnant Women, Children While Spending $17 Billion More On Defense

GOP House To Cut Aid For Pregnant Women, Children While Spending $17 Billion More On Defense: "pToday, the Republican-controlled House will begin another onslaught on programs designed to help low-income and middle class families. The GOP quite literally wants to take food from the mouths of children, cutting $47 billion — or 10 percent — from domestic programs, to pay for more defense spending. In negotiations to reach a debt ceiling [...]/p"