Democracy for New Mexico: Mother’s Day and the Pentagon Budget Guest Blog by Rep. Mimi Stewart

The budget process will affect each and every one of my constituents.

The budget passed by House Republicans will slash programs used disproportionately by women and families. In addition to the Medicare and Medicaid cuts you may have heard about, it cuts funding for programs like food stamps, child care, Head Start, job training, Pell Grants, and housing and energy assistance. Meanwhile their budget allows defense spending to continue to increase.

So while we’ve cut spending for domestic programs that support families, communities and businesses, Pentagon spending continues to grow. Each year, Congress appropriates more than half of discretionary spending to the Department of Defense, wars and nuclear weapons spending.

Democracy for New Mexico: Mother’s Day and the Pentagon Budget Guest Blog by Rep. Mimi Stewart