On the recordSeptember 25, 2024
Project 2025 is Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans' manifesto against everyday Americans. It is based on an extreme ideology of inequity that envisions a chilling future in which the rich get richer on the backs of working families. From ``child,'' ``keiki'' to ``elder,'' ``kupuna,'' Project 2025 would take away our ability to feed and care for our ``family,'' ``ohana.'' In my district, it would raise taxes for working families in Hawaii just to hand out tax cuts to millionaires. Project 2025 would impose limits on Medicaid benefits that almost 58,000 people in Hawaii depend on for healthcare coverage. It would raise out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for over 82,000 people on Medicare in my State alone. It would eliminate Head Start in Hawaii for almost 3,000 keiki from low-income backgrounds, many who live in rural communities and whose families depend on it for childcare. For over 1 million Hawaii residents working hard toward a dignified retirement, Project 2025 would raise the retirement age from 67 to 69 and drastically cut the hard-earned Social Security benefits seniors depend on. We cannot allow Project 2025's terrifying vision to become our future. Our people deserve better, and I won't stop fighting to reject this radical extreme agenda. ____________________
