Congresswoman Dean defends AmeriCorps as Trump administration contemplates cuts, accusing goal to forsake poor

Pennsylvania Congresswoman Madeleine Dean says in House floor remarks that President Trump's vision cuts targeted AmeriCorps, a program engaging 200,000 Americans yearly in community service that supported 1,000 service sites in Pennsylvania, as Musk and Doge laid off 85% of AmeriCorps staff and unconstitutionally froze over $400 million, depriving millions of Americans of services including veterans' mental health treatment, public school children's education, and assistance for homebound seniors, despite the program's bipartisan support since its founding under President Bush and codification under President Clinton.
Pennsylvania Congresswoman Madeleine Dean says in House floor remarks that President Trump's vision cuts targeted AmeriCorps, a program engaging 200,000 Americans yearly in community service that supported 1,000 service sites in Pennsylvania, as Musk and Doge laid off 85% of AmeriCorps staff and unconstitutionally froze over $400 million, depriving millions of Americans of services including veterans' mental health treatment, public school children's education, and assistance for homebound seniors, despite the program's bipartisan support since its founding under President Bush and codification under President Clinton.
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