Understanding Congress’s Billionaire Budget


Senate Minority Leader joined forces with President Donald Trump on Mar. 13, 2025, to pass one of the most reactionary federal budgets in recent memory. 

According to , the bill “cuts non-defense spending by $13 billion and increases defense spending by approximately $6 billion.” It also includes “a to Army Corps of Engineers projects, which build and maintain essential infrastructure; and more than $3 billion in cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s community development, , and homelessness services programs.”

Lindsay Koshgarian, program director of the at the Institute for Policy Studies, spoke with YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about the budget battle, as well as a new report she co-authored titled “.”