Overview
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Cory Booker began a livestreamed sit-in on the Capitol steps early Sunday morning to oppose the Republican budget plan.
- The protest, titled 'An Urgent Conversation with the American People,' highlights proposed cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and other safety nets to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
- Jeffries and Booker framed the budget fight as a 'moral urgency,' emphasizing the potential harm to vulnerable populations, including seniors, children, and low-income families.
- Several Democratic lawmakers, activists, and faith leaders joined the sit-in, sharing personal stories and calling for public action against the proposed cuts.
- Republicans aim to pass the budget using reconciliation, bypassing Democratic input, with a goal of finalizing the legislation by Memorial Day.