Congress hasn’t finished the second reconciliation bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security, but Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), who chairs the House Budget Committee, has already started laying out his caucus’s wish list for a third. In particular, he specified that Republicans want to pour billions of dollars into military spending. To offset those costs, Arrington is eyeing more cuts to safety net programs, disguised as “anti-fraud” measures.
In one sense, that’s not a surprise. It’s campaign season, and Republicans are eager to wave the flag of waste, fraud, and abuse. It’s a way to distract the public from rising gas prices, tariffs, and an unpopular war that is definitely not over. For the GOP, going after programs that help everyday people meet basic needs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) and Medicaid, is…
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