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Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’

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73% Informative

The House of Representatives narrowly passed Donald Trump ’s “big, beautiful” budget bill on Thursday .

To offset its costs, the GOP has approved funding cuts and new work requirements for Medicaid , which provides healthcare for poor and disabled Americans , and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program .

Four of the largest public sector unions in the US AFSCME, the National Education Association , the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the Service Employees International Union , collectively representing 8.3 million workers.

The drive includes a $ 2 m ad campaign across 18 congressional districts held by Republicans , including in Pennsylvania , Wisconsin , Michigan , Iowa and Arizona .

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73

Informative language

69

Neutral language

55

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

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short-lived

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