National Priorities Project
@natpriorities
Followers
6K
Following
2K
Media
2K
Statuses
18K
We track federal spending for the benefit of all Americans with @IPS_DC 💸😅💸. Find us at https://t.co/7W8AybKrfS
Washington, DC
Joined May 2009
Tax Day is almost here! 🧾💸. In 2024, the average taxpayer in the U.S. paid:.$3,707 for weapons and war (628 dozen eggs) vs. just $39 for USAID, the agency that provides lifesaving food and medical help to millions (6 dozen eggs).
3
11
20
RT @IPS_DC: NEW: The GOP budget's colossal cuts to Medicaid will leave hospitals to cover more costs — which will mean cutting nursing staf….
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Health care workers are warning of dangerous conditions in hospitals for patients and nurses alike under the new law.
0
1
0
RT @IPS_DC: Trump’s push to arrest more unhoused people isn't a solution, it’s just cruelty. Only by providing people with resources and t….
otherwords.org
A new Trump order calls for arresting and ticketing unhoused people. My state tried that — and homelessness just got worse.
0
2
0
RT @IPS_DC: Under the Trump administration, immigration raids have escalated—including in schools, writes Sonia Banker. With over half of….
otherwords.org
Most Americans oppose ICE raids on schools, which lead to absenteeism, disruption, and long-term threats to learning for all students.
0
1
0
Nearly a billion dollars to repurpose a 'free' gift, while public media is under threat.
0
1
2
RT @IPS_DC: NEW: In a landmark opinion yesterday, the ICJ ruled that all countries have a legal obligation to take cooperative action again….
commondreams.org
"For the first time, it feels like justice is not just a dream but a direction," said Flora Vano, an activist from Vanuatu.
0
1
0
RT @IPS_DC: Thanks to the GOP's gutting of Medicaid, SNAP, and rural health care, even the expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation….
otherwords.org
A hard-won expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was paired with cuts that will devastate health care access.
0
2
0
RT @IPS_DC: While Trump claims that locking up immigrants is in the interest of “law and order,” as of this June nearly 72% of the people f….
otherwords.org
Shackling innocent people, denying them basic medical care, and forcing them to eat like animals isn’t “law and order.” It’s lawless.
0
1
0
RT @IPS_DC: NEW: The Trump admin has cut NOAA to the bone, proposed *eliminating* FEMA, and all the while pushed more fossil fuel extractio….
dcjournal.com
The horrific flash flood in Texas has left at least 130 dead (including 36 children), and three are still missing. As with most extreme weather events
0
2
0
RT @IPS_DC: NEW: Military aircraft are now deporting migrants, costing $4,675/person. As of May 2025, the Pentagon spent $21 million on de….
0
1
0
RT @IPS_DC: NEW: While forcing poor Americans through extra paperwork to receive basic needs, the GOP's big, ugly bill will reward the repe….
nationalpriorities.org
The Republicans in Congress have used a charade of government efficiency to justify funding reductions in these anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs.
0
2
0
RT @IPS_DC: The people of LA were quick to unite against ICE raids, thanks to months of organizing by the Community Self Defense Coalition….
0
1
0
RT @IPS_DC: Despite repeated failure to pass an audit, the GOPs new budget is set to grant the Pentagon $150 billion in new funding. If thi….
0
1
0
Last week, Republicans in Congress advanced a rescission package that claws back $9 billion in funding for public media and global aid. True security means that we get to keep the lifeline programs that feed us, save us, and connect us, not the systems that kill and separate us.
0
1
1
RT @IPS_DC: NEW: When 1 in 6 kids in the U.S. face hunger, $134 million could fund SNAP for 716,578 Americans. Instead, Trump is spending….
0
3
0
RT @IPS_DC: Instead of working toward real immigration reform, President Trump is pushing punitive measures that are terrorizing families a….
nationalpriorities.org
Since taking office this year, President Trump and his administration have been unapologetically loud and harmful about immigration. And they’re using the U.S. military to help do all of it.
0
1
0
RT @codepink: The Pentagon budget keeps going up, but it never comes all the way back down. This year, it will be over $1 TRILLION. Last w….
0
23
0
RT @IPS_DC: NEW: Trump is requesting a record $1.011 TRILLION for the Pentagon and war in FY 2026. HALF of the Pentagon budget goes to for….
0
5
0
RT @IPS_DC: NEW: The GOP budget will bar *lawfully present* immigrants from basic needs. Hundreds of thousands of people, including childr….
0
2
0
RT @IPS_DC: Over a million people live and work in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status. Now, despite their numerous contributions to….
otherwords.org
Attacks on TPS holders like my uncle — people who work hard, follow the rules, and make this country great — hurt all of us.
0
1
0