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Summary: Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans advanced a budget resolution that paves the way for massive tax cuts for the wealthy— paid for by stripping away services people rely on. Specifically  their plan calls for $2 trillion in harmful cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and student loan programs while adding $4.5 trillion to the deficit to fund tax breaks for the rich. These cuts are dangerous, threatening the well-being of families and communities.

This toolkit provides essential messaging guidance, key talking points, digital content, and the latest news updates on the dangerous consequences of this budget plan.

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Messaging Guidance

• State that Trump and republicans are cutting popular programs people rely on
• Focus on cuts to healthcare/Medicaid, preschool/childcare, and services for seniors 
• Explain the “why”: to give massive tax breaks to billionaires that got him elected

Messaging Examples

• Donald Trump and Speaker Johnson are only looking out for the special interests that got them elected – while the rest of us foot the bill. We have to come together and take action to stop his tax breaks for the wealthy, cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and risky proposals that will increase costs for middle class families. 
• Donald Trump and Republicans’ tax plans will hurt the middle class and American families. Defunding our education system, cutting food stamps, and cutting healthcare for veterans, seniors in assisted living facilities, and children with disabilities. All at the expense of giving the rich and big corporations massive tax cuts. 
• Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, are slashing programs that American families rely on. They’ve cut money for schools, aid to farmers, and funding for healthcare. At the same time, they’re making it easier for big banks and credit card companies to rip you off. 
• Cutting health care, food assistance, and student loans would not only harm families immediately but also lead to long-term negative impacts. Losing Medicaid means people will go without essential treatments, and cuts to SNAP will lead to increased food insecurity and health challenges for children.
• Student loan cuts make higher education more expensive by increasing loan interest and potentially cutting funding for college grants. This would make it harder for families to afford education, adding more financial burden on students and their families.

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Key Issues to Focus On

• Extreme Giveaway to the Wealthy: The House budget contains over $4 trillion in tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy at the expense of families already struggling with the cost of living. Half the tax benefits in this budget would go to high-income households, while low-income families would bear the brunt of the spending cuts, losing access to essential services like food and health coverage. (CBPP 2/21)

• Massive Cuts to Vital Social Programs: The House plan mandates deep cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, student loans, and school meals. These cuts would directly harm low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities.

• Higher Costs for Families: As a result of the cuts, families would face higher costs for things like healthcare, food, and paying for college.

• Cuts to Essential Services: The House budget proposes cuts to dozens of vital government services such as school funding, medical research, clean air and water protection, and Social Security services.

• Fiscally Irresponsible: Both the House and Senate plans will increase the deficit by trillions.  (NPR)

• Work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP would cause disproportionate harm to the most vulnerable: low-income adults, parents, people with disabilities, and the elderly (CBPP)

• Healthcare access (through Medicaid) and hunger prevention (through SNAP) impact basic human needs. Advocating for these programs is not only about economics but about ensuring that people can live with dignity and security.

• Every district in the country will be affected by these cuts, either directly or through the ripple effect on local healthcare systems, food banks, and community services.

• Instead of cutting services and giving tax cuts to the wealthy, Congress should focus on expanding access to job training, childcare, and educational opportunities as real solutions for helping people move toward stable employment.

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TAKE ACTION

• VIRTUAL EVENT: What’s Next in the Fight?
• Take Action With Hands Off
• GUIDE: How to Plan Your Event 
• Congress: Save Medicaid Now

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Messaging DO’s and DONT’s

DO: Call the Trump and Republican budget bill a cut to popular, impactful programs that people depend on. DON’T: Call the bill cutting “government spending”

DO: Make this about taking away things people depend on. DON’T: Make this about refusing to fund programs.

DO: Talk about the people impacted (e.g., seniors, long-term care, or families with disabled kids) by these programs (e.g., Medicaid).  DON’T: Use technical jargon like “reconciliation” or “filibuster”  Focus on how this budget will hurt and be felt in every district in AmericaMaking the budget about saving money.

DO: Focus on real stories and impacts on real people as a result of this sweeping cut to key programs. Tangibility for voters is key. DON’T: Make the spending, alone, the virtue that you’re protecting.

DO: Lay out the WHY. Trump is pulling your taxpayer dollars from the most vulnerable people in the country to give Billions to his billionaire friends through tax cuts.  DON’T: Neglect to link these cuts back to a plan to redistribute taxpayer funds to Trump’s billionaire friends.

DO: When linking this to Trump, it’s important to remind Americans that this is confirmation of the Project 2025 playbook that Trump promised he wouldn’t enact – he’s betraying people.  DON’T: Highlight the cuts to “spend” instead of focusing on the real impact on people’s lives.

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Content

More Content: Hands Off Our Vital Resources Content

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Resources

• All Votes
• House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid to Pay for Expanded Tax Cuts for Wealthy
• Medicaid Enrollment in the U.S., by Congressional District
• Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by Congressional District, 2023
• House Republican Budget Plans Would Cut Social Security Benefits
• Here’s What to Know About Congressional Republicans’ Budget Plans
• Budget Resolution

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Ohio SNAP Impacts (CBPP)

• 12.4% of Ohio households depend on SNAP for food, that’s 1.4 million recipients, including children, living in over 611,000 households at risk of losing some or all benefits.
• Ohio residents receive $3.178 billion in total SNAP benefits annually.
• If this proposal advances, Ohio recipients will lose a total of $7.788 billion in benefits over 10 years.
• 10,100 Ohio retailers are at risk of losing revenue.

Ohio Households Receiving SNAP by Congressional District

District	Representative	Households Receiving SNAP	% of Households
1	Landsman	41016	12.2%
2	Taylor	44366	13.9%
3	Beatty	33971	10.1%
4	Jordan	33441	10.5%
5	Latta	31766	9.8%
6	Rulli	51844	15.6%
7	Miller	22159	7.0%
8	Davidson	29989	9.6%
9	Kaptur	45281	13.5%
10	Turner	43450	12.8%
11	Brown	75389	21.3%
12	Balderson	38988	12.8%
13	Sykes	45546	13.6%
14	Joyce	36945	11.2%
15	Carey	37469	11.6%

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Ohio Medicaid Impacts

• 770,793 Ohioans are enrolled in Medicaid under the expansion program (Group VIII). 
• If Congress reduces the federal funding rate from 90% to a lower rate (closer to the typical 62.5%), Ohio would face billions of dollars in additional costs. 
• The pending state operating budget (HB 96) includes a provision that would immediately end Medicaid coverage for these individuals if the federal share drops below 90%. 
• This means that if the federal funding decreases, hundreds of thousands of low-income Ohioans could lose their health coverage very quickly.

Medicaid Enrollment by Congressional District

Congressional District	Representative	Total Share with Medicaid (Under 65)	Share of Children with Medicaid/CHIP (Under Age 19)	Share of Adults with Medicaid (Ages 19-64)
1	Landsman	15.4%	24.7%	11.5%
2	Taylor	23.0%	38.1%	16.7%
3	Beatty	20.9%	37.7%	14.5%
4	Jordan	15.6%	24.6%	11.8%
5	Latta	15.1%	25.4%	11.0%
6	Rulli	23.1%	35.8%	18.3%
7	Miller	13.2%	22.0%	9.7%
8	Davidson	16.4%	26.8%	11.7%
9	Kaptur	20.4%	32.3%	15.4%
10	Turner	20.6%	34.7%	14.7%
11	Brown	30.3%	51.2%	22.6%
12	Balderson	17.9%	28.4%	13.3%
13	Sykes	22.0%	36.4%	16.5%
14	Joyce	18.5%	30.7%	14.0%
15	Carey	21.0%	35.4%	14.9%

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Senate Budget Proposal

• The Senate bill serves as a backup in case the House fails to pass its version of the bill. 

• Senate Republican leaders want the tax cuts and offsets to pay for them to wait for a second fast-track reconciliation bill, but their budget plan still sets out their broader vision by including massive unspecified cuts and huge tax cuts.

• The Senate bill focuses on border security and defense, increasing military spending by $85 billion annually for four years. It also promotes energy deregulation and continues Trump’s hardline immigration policies, including deportation and stricter border security.  (Reuters)

• Overall, the Senate resolution includes $175 billion for border security and $150 billion for military funding. (NPR) The total cost of the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 budget resolution is $340 billion.

• Importantly, the Senate bill does not include the $4.5 trillion tax cuts that Trump pushed for. Instead, it leaves the tax cuts issue to the House, which is struggling to reconcile the tax cuts with cuts to vital social programs like Medicaid and Social Security. (Reuters)

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News and UPDATES

• The House narrowly passed a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint Tuesday (2.25.25), 217-215, with only Republican support. However, the process remains complex, as the House and Senate must agree on a resolution before crafting a party-line bill.

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Updated 4.1.2025

The Save Act

Forces every single American citizen to prove their citizenship status in-person when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information. This act, if enacted, threatens to disenfranchise millions of U.S. citizens: 146M Americans (8M in Ohio) do not have a passport, and 69M women (2.3M in Ohio) who have married do not have a birth certificate that matches their new legal name. Working-class and low-income Americans would be disproportionately disenfranchised if this bill becomes law. 

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Guidance

• Lead with a shared value like “freedom” and “the right to decide our own future”
• Dismiss attempts to label the SAVE Act as a way to enhance election integrity or security when we know only eligible citizens are able to vote
• Say what is true rather than refuting what is not. Ex. say: “only eligible Americans are allowed vote” but avoid saying “non-citizen voting” to get your point across
• Lean in to how attacks on voting rights are unfair and designed to help MAGA cheat, steal, and/or game the system for their own political gain

SAVE Act Messaging 

• Federal law already requires that only eligible citizens vote in federal elections, and all states have systems in place to enforce this. The SAVE Act would create unnecessary hurdles, push voters off the rolls, and burden election officials at a time when resources are already stretched thin.
• The SAVE Act is a scam. Corrupt politicians are selling out our voting rights by blocking millions from voting, cheating now to make it easier for them to win elections later. Don’t fall for it.
• Here they go again, MAGA Republicans’ latest attempt to cheat in the next election is by making it harder for 2.3M Ohio women to vote. This is their same old playbook and we won’t stand for it. 
• Our democracy works best when every eligible voter, regardless of background, can make their voice heard.

General Anti-Voter Policy Messaging

• Voter purges make it harder for eligible Americans to vote
• America’s founders and service members fought to protect our right to vote, pro-voter policies honors their service and sacrifice
• America’s founders and service members fought to protect our right to vote, pro-voter policies honors their service and sacrifice
• Instead of deleting voter registrations, let’s enact bipartisan alternatives to maintaining accurate voter rolls such as automatic voter registration and same-day registration
• The right to vote is a cornerstone of American democracy. Federal protections of voting rights would guarantee the right for all eligible citizens and protect it from the whims of state politicians or either political party

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Messaging DO’s and DON’Ts

DOs	DONTs
Use words like “freedom”, “right to decide our future”, “attack on our voting rights”.	say “voter suppression” or “non-citizen voting”
Describe anti-voter policies as a way for MAGA Republicans to “cheat”, “game” or put their “thumb on the scale” to grow their power over our lives.	make language partisan
Name the culprits – MAGA Republicans and dangerous billionaire backers – and their motivations to grow their power.	use defensive language that reinforces the opposition’s narrative. “Although we need to prevent …”
Focus on outcomes, not sequencing of events: the SAVE Act will prevent millions of Americans from casting their vote.	use jargon or technical terms such as “affidavit” or “provisional”. Keep the message clear and accessible to a broad audience.
reinforce how strong and accurate America’s election system already is and how only eligible citizens are allowed to vote.	allow the conversation to be about the need for additional election security in the name of election integrity.
Use language that shows we’ve overcome these anti-voter attacks before without allowing our opponent to appear invincible. “There they go again…” “Same old tired playbook”	Say “unprecedented assault”, “never before attempted”.
Anti-voter operatives spread lies about immigrants and voting to sow doubt about an election they know they’re losing	Legitimize anti-voter policies by ceding ground to election integrity

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Recent Attacks on Voting Rights (National)

• President Trump has signed a new executive order that would require prospective voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.

• Congressional Republicans are pushing a bill (SAVE Act) that would make sweeping changes to voter registration, including requiring those signing up to present documents proving U.S. citizenship. But tens of millions of Americans say they don’t have easy access to such documents, and critics say the proposal would dramatically depress voter participation.

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TAKE ACTION

• Red Wine and Blue: Tell Everyone You Know About The Save Act
• ACLU Ohio: Stop the SAVE Act
• ACLU Ohio: Defend Our Voting Rights
• League of Women Voters: Tell your members of Congress to oppose the SAVE Act
• League of Conservation Voters: Tell Congress: Stop the SAVE Act

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Content

More Content: Voting Rights are Under Attack Content

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Resources

• ACLU Know your rights: Voting Rights
• Trump’s executive order on elections: What it could mean for Ohio
• Proof of citizenship, absentee ballots: What Trump order means for Ohio elections
• The SAVE Act: Overview and Facts
• A Republican-backed bill would upend voter registration. Here are 8 things to know
• The SAVE Act Guide 
• Majorities Support Voting Rights Legislation and Filibuster Reform

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Innovation Ohio Reports

• REPORT: A Justice Agenda – Ohio’s Missing Voters
• REPORT: A Justice Agenda – Ohio’s Missing Voters Part 2

Summary: Over the last four years, the IIJA, CHIPS Act, and IRA are all reshaping America’s economy. Nationally, the IRA alone has spurred over $350 billion in private investment and created more than 334,000 new jobs, with projections suggesting it could boost GDP by $200 billion and support up to 1.3 million jobs by 2030. Here in Ohio, these policies have already driven $10.5 billion in clean energy investments and nearly 13,900 new jobs since 2022. However, future changes to federal policy could significantly alter this progress.

However, President Trump and Project 2025 are striking down many efforts to reel in climate change which hurts Ohioans economy and our planet. All at the short-term benefit of big oil companies who are already posting record profits. 

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Ways the Trump Administration is Undoing Climate Action

• EPA Deregulation
• Cutting Down More Trees in our National Forests (EO)
• NOAA Staff Cuts
  • One of Project 2025’s proposals was that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which handles weather monitoring, should be dismantled and the National Weather Service should commercialize its weather forecasting. The Trump administration has reportedly fired hundreds of NOAA staffers and canceled leases at some weather forecasting centers, sparking fears that the cuts could affect preparedness and responses to future storms.
• Withdrawing From Paris Accords (EO)
  • Project 2025 proposed leaving the Paris Climate Agreement, which Trump did on his first day in office, and the president’s broad proposals to roll back climate change policies is in line with Project 2025.
• Evaluating FEMA (EO)
  • Project 2025 proposed the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be moved to the Department of the Interior and reformed, which Trump suggested he may do.
• Ramping up Oil and Gas Production in Protected Areas (EO)
• EPA Cuts
• Pausing Electric Vehicle Adoption
• Banning Paper Straws (EO)
• Trump declared a “national energy emergency”
  • Trump has broadly taken action against efforts on renewable energy, like the Biden administration’s pro-electric vehicle policies and federal wind energy projects, saying the U.S. should instead increase energy production through oil and gas drilling, after Project 2025 similarly claimed the U.S.’ “energy crisis is caused … by extreme ‘green’ policies” and said the next president “must be committed to unleashing all of America’s energy resources.”
• Trump created a “National Energy Dominance Council”
  • This was created in order to “make America energy dominant,” after Project 2025 urged the next administration to “prioritize energy and science dominance.”

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Guidance

• Make it clear that Trump’s moves to rollback environment protections and green energy initiatives will harm us all
• Connect Trump’s actions to a specific economic or environmental result: higher energy prices, lower job growth, dirtying our air and water while hurting our planet for future generations
• Explain the “why”: to give Trump’s billionaire campaign backers more power and profit

General Messaging 

• Raging wildfires and increasingly damaging hurricanes, our planet is in crisis because greedy billionaires want more power over lives. Now, Trump wants to make it worse for us by removing protections that keep our air and water clean and ending green initiatives to spur Ohio job growth and help save our planet. 

• Donald Trump doesn’t care about us or the environment. He’s rolling back tools to fight climate change and our investments into clean energy right here in Ohio. Trump is only looking out after his rich campaign backers so that they can make even more profit and have more control over our lives. 

Save the Planet Messaging

• We can combat the effects of climate change and preserve a safe and livable planet for future generations by investing in reliable, efficient, and inexpensive forms of renewable energy. We need strong leaders who embrace smart policies that will move us toward a healthier future for the next generation.

• The mountains we hike, the oceans we navigate, and all the Earth’s natural treasures are precious. By combating climate change through the use of clean, renewable energy, we can protect the air, water, and land we love to explore. 

Renewable Energy Messaging (Ohio Focus)

• Investing in renewable energy will build an economy where our children can grow, learn, and thrive here in Ohio for decades to come. New advances in clean energy means safer air for our kids to breathe and a better environment to play.

• Ohio is primed to be the center of the clean energy technology boom that will bring hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs to our state and revitalize our communities. By diversifying our energy sources, renewable energy will decrease energy costs for families and make Ohio energy independent.

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Messaging DO’s and DON’Ts

DOs	DONTs
Use pro-clean energy messaging	Use anti-fossil fuel messaging
Lead with shared values like “fairness”, “clean drinking water”, and “a planet for generations to come”.	Focus only on animals or ecosystems impacted by climate change
Name the villain – dangerous billionaire backers – and their motivations.	Blame climate change for our problems, instead of blaming the profiteers who encourage climate change
Frame Trump’s actions to impacting everyday life: hotter weather, more storms, rising sea levels	Use jargon or technical terms. Keep the message clear and accessible to a broad audience.
Reinforce how Trump and Musk rolling back environmental protections are reckless and will create chaos in every community of the country	Allow the conversation to be about the size and scope of the federal government
Name impacted areas in Ohio: Ohio river, lake Erie, hocking hill, etc.	Be generic in your terminology where an Ohio audience might not connect with: “mountains”, “beaches”. “Islands”.
Messaging on renewable energy having an element of education: “green jobs are the fastest growing sector in Ohio”	Assuming the audience knows everything about climate change and green renewable energy.

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TAKE ACTION

• Protect Our National Monuments From Oil, Gas and Mining
• National Park Grizzly Bears need your support
• Congress: Our parks are worth fighting for!
• Sign Up For Climate Defiance
• Tell Congress to Stand Strong for Climate
• Oppose the climate rollbacks
• Tell Big U.S. Banks: Stop destroying the Amazon. End your gas and oil investments.
• Tell Your U.S. Rep. to Stand Up to Trump
• Tell Congress: Protect Conservation Funding
• Stand Up to Plastic Pollution
• Climate Action Must Include Nature. Act Now!

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Content

More Content: Protect and Preserve Our Environment

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Resources

• The Climate Backtracker
• An Equitable and Just National Climate Agenda
• Environmental and Energy Executive Orders
• Trump’s environmental rule-shredding will put lives at risk, ex-EPA heads say
• 2024 Global Climate Impact Report
• YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION TOOLKIT
• A TOOLKIT FOR CLIMATE STORYTELLING
• Renewable Energy Tracker 2024
• What Gutting Environmental Justice Means for the Future of the EPA
• Trump Executive Order Streamlines Mining Permits. Environmentalists Fear What Comes Next
• How climate change is affecting this key water cycle, triggering more extreme weather
• Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

Resources (Ohio)

• Ohio Environmental Council: Advocacy Toolkit
• HOW PROJECT 2025 COULD AFFECT OHIO

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Lee Zeldin (EPA Administrator)

• LCV Environmental Scorecard Lifetime Score: 14%
• EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change.
• Who Is Lee Zeldin?
• Trump’s pick for EPA administrator is Lee Zeldin. Here’s what to know.

Summary: Donald Trump’s consistent attack on the Freedom of Speech is a violation of his oath to uphold the constitution and follow our nation’s laws. From banning the Associate Press from briefings, to imprisoning peaceful protestors, to cutting funding to colleges for inclusive programming, Donald Trump is waging a direct assault on the First Amendment and is a brazen attack on free speech and a reckless violation of constitutional limits.

We all know America’s views and backgrounds remain diverse but Donald Trump is no friend to those he disagrees with. While Trump’s tactics against free speech have enhanced from his first term, his goal remains the same: to divide, distract, and silence political opponents. 

Examples of threats to Freedom of Speech:

• Revoking press credentials of media that disagree with Trump
• Threatening federal funding for colleges who have diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
• Deporting and imprisoning protestors that disagree with Trump

Guidance

1. Define Trump’s actions as a direct attack on our free speech rights and is a “political tactic” used to divide us.
2. Explain the “why”: Trump is trying to distract us from the issues that matter most, like the cost of living and soaring healthcare costs. All the while he gives massive tax cuts to billionaires.
3. Call Out the Abuse: Donald Trump is waging a direct assault on the First Amendment and is a flagrant abuse of presidential power. 

Messaging

• Donald Trump is trying to divide us, that’s why he’s focused on silencing his opponents and punishing colleges for providing inclusive programs. His attacks on free speech are just to score political points and distract us from the real issues that matter like inflation and the cost of living.
• In America, we believe all ideas have merit and should be heard. But Donald Trump’s attack on free speech is unamerican and hurts us all. Banning the press, deporting protestors, and cutting inclusive education will not lower the price of eggs but we know the truth: Trump wants to silence political opposition and censor ideas he disagrees with.

• Donald Trump wants to divide us by race, religion, and sexual orientation because he thinks it’ll gain him more political power.

• Donald Trump is threatening to withhold hundreds of millions of federal dollars from the Ohio State University unless the curriculum he disagrees with is censored. 

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Messaging DO’s and DON’Ts

DO’s	DON’Ts
Frame freedom of speech as a shared American value that benefits everyone even if you disagree with them. Limiting free speech hurts us all	Repeat opposition claims, even to refute them (e.g., “DEI is not to blame”).
Name the culprits—MAGA Republicans and billionaire backers—and their motivations.	Use defensive language that reinforces the opposition’s narrative. “Diversity programs are just trying to do good on campus”.
Highlight past victories through free speech such as the civil rights movement to inspire hope and show progress through unity.	Let them set the agenda by reacting separately to each attack on free speech.
Use terms like “freedom”, “all voices are heard”, “even if you disagree”, “censorship”	Use technical jargon language that lacks emotional appeal. Such as “intersectionality”, “oppression”.
Use unifying language that brings people together across race, gender, and background.	Engage in narrow issue-framing instead of connecting all attacks on freedom of speech together
Reiterate that America moves forward through a diversity of ideas, not exclusion.	Ignore motivations behind these attacks—name how Trump seeks more power.

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TAKE ACTION

• Defend Every Student’s Right to Learn
• TAKE ACTION: Ohio Bills 2025-2026

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Content

More Content: Protect Free Speech

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YOUR Rights

• Students’ Rights: Speech, Walkouts, and Other Protests
• Protesters’ Rights
• Protesters: Know Your Rights!
• Know Your Rights: Rights Versus Reality
• The First Amendment: 7 things you need to know
• THE FIRST AMENDMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Ohio and National Resources

• What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground
• Free Speech: Court Cases
• How Trump’s Proposed Radical Expansion of Executive Power Will Impact Our Freedoms
• 10 Books Politicians Don’t Want You to Read
• Highlighting Banned Books by Black Authors for Black History Month
• Trump’s federal funding crackdown includes troubling attacks on free speech
• Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten it
• Report: The Free Speech Recession Hits Home

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Ohio SB 1

• Sub. Senate Bill 1 – Opponent Testimony
• Senate Bill 1 – Opponent Testimony
• Stop Senate Bill 1: The Higher Education Destruction Act
• Help Stop Ohio SB 1.docx
• Ohio Senate reintroduced as Senate Bill 1
• Ohio’s Education Unions Call for Amendments to SB 1
• Ohio SB 1 messages for protest signs / social media graphics
• Stand up to Oppose Senate Bill 1, the reintroduction of SB 83!
• Stop Senate Bill 1!

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Tiktok Ban

• Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In.
• TikTok ban violates Americans’ First Amendment rights

Summary: President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE has led to massive firings across the federal government. In the first hours of his Administration, President Trump instituted a federal government hiring freeze and revoked job offers. In the weeks following, thousands of workers were fired, top officials and watchdogs ousted, and 77,000 employees pressured to leave. 

This toolkit includes messaging, content and resources to support those affected, amplify their voices, and equip advocates to stand up for policies that promote equality and opportunity for all.

Main Talking Points

• Emphasize widely held shared values to make clear that firing American federal workers harms us all
• Connect the firings to an essential service people rely on
• Explain the “why”: so that Trump can give massive tax breaks to the billionaires who got him elected

Messaging Guidance

• Trump and Elon Musk’s mass firings of American workers hurt families and make our communities less safe in every corner of the country, all at the expense of giving massive tax breaks to the wealthy. 

• Trump is preparing to give his billionaire campaign backers a massive tax break at the expense of vital programs people rely on like health care for veterans, medical research to fight diseases, disaster relief, and staff at the FAA.

• Firing American workers at the VA is only going to make it harder for Ohio’s 820,000 veterans to advance their careers and receive life-saving treatment. 
• Donald Trump let his billionaire buddy Elon Musk force out the top federal air safety official in order to help Musk’s business. Just days later, an air traffic control mistake led to a horrific plane crash that killed 67 people. They’re putting greed ahead of our safety.

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Messaging DO’s and DONT’s

DOs	DONTs
Use words like “firing American workers”, “neighbors”, “those that keep us safe”	Legitimize the firings by using language like “decreasing government spending”, “layoffs” or “downsizing” which make the action appear routine
Lead with shared values like “fairness”, “safety”, and “respect for all Americans”.	repeat opposition claims, even to refute them (e.g., “DEI is not to blame”).
Name the culprits – MAGA Republicans and dangerous billionaire backers – and their motivations.	use defensive language that reinforces the opposition’s narrative. “Although we need to cut some waste…”
Connect the firings to an essential service. Ex. highlight how these firings make communities less safe, harm veterans, make our skies unsafe and weaken disaster response.	use jargon or technical terms such as “probationary period”. Keep the message clear and accessible to a broad audience.
reinforce how Trump and Musk’s firing decisions are reckless and creating chaos in every corner of the country	allow the conversation to be about the size and scope of the federal government
Frame it as a leadership failure. Show how Trump and Musk’s decisions hurt American workers and communities.	Give Trump grace when DOGE rehires staff they mistakenly fired.

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TAKE ACTION

• Protect Our National Park Service Staff
• Protect America’s Federal Workers from Mass Firings

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Content

More Content: Advocating for Fired Federal Workers Content

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Resources and Legal Protections for Federal Workers

• Five Rights All Federal Workers Have
• What federal workers can do to protect themselves
• Federal Employee Speech & the First Amendment: A Know-Your Rights Guide
• Federal Employee Explainer Series
• Understanding the Termination of Federal Probationary Employees and Their Rights
• Federal Employee Rights: What Probationary Employees Need to Know
• Federal Employee Resource Hub

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Resources

• Tracking Trump’s overhaul of the federal workforce
• Trump’s federal workforce cuts jeopardize the careers of nearly 900,000 veterans and veteran or military spouses
• Federal jobs affected by DOGE cuts

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Number of federal civilian employees in Ohio by agency/department

Department of Veteran Affairs:	17,930
Department of the Air Force:	15,520
Department of Defense:	9,525
Department of the Army:	1,650
Department of the Treasury (IRS, etc):	1,620
NASA:	1,546
Social Security Administration:	1,340
Department of Transportation: (FAA, etc.):	1,180
Department of Agriculture:	1,090
Department of Health and Human Services (CDC, etc.):	940
Environmental Protection Agency:	585
Department of Commerce (US Census Bureau, etc):	450
Department of Interior (National Park Service, etc.):	430
Department of Homeland Security (FEMA, etc.):	385
Department of Labor:	370
Department of Justice (Bureau of Prisons, etc.):	315
Department of the Navy:	180
Department of Energy:	185
General Services Administration:	160
Department of Housing and Urban Development:	110
Small Business Administration:	95
National Archives and Records Administration:	70
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation:	50
Department of Education:	50
National Labor Relations Board:	45
Office of Personnel Management:	30
National Credit Union Administration:	25
Federal Trade Commission:	20
Total federal civilian employment in Ohio:	56,070
Source: CNN

Updated 3.3.2025

Summary: On Day 1, President Trump waged his war on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices by issuing executive orders to ban it within the federal government and entities funded with federal dollars. Donald Trump’s attacks on DEI undermine progress, perpetuates inequality, and harms communities across the nation. These policies, which have been instrumental in fostering opportunity and fairness, now face the threat of being dismantled, jeopardizing the futures of countless individuals. His efforts to roll back these initiatives will particularly hurt marginalized groups, stalling the work of building a more just and inclusive society. 

This toolkit includes messaging, content and resources to support those affected, amplify their voices, and equip advocates to stand up for policies that promote equality and opportunity for all.

Main Talking Points

• Trump’s attack on DEI is a political tactic used to divide us.
• Billionaires want to reverse the progress we’ve made towards an economy that works for all of us.
• We need to protect our freedom by ensuring free speech and equitable education in Ohio schools.

Messaging Guidance

• No matter what we look like or where we come from, America should work for all of us. But MAGA Republicans and their billionaire backers want to drag us back to a time when the wealthy called all the shots. They hope to seize greater power and money by spreading lies about the progress we have made to ensure we have an American economy that works for all. We see through their efforts to divide and distract us and we demand that our civil servants reflect and represent every kind of American, no exceptions.

• DEI policies create a level playing field where every individual, regardless of background, can thrive. Protecting these policies ensure every voice is heard, every opportunity is possible, and every community gets a seat at the table.

• Standing up for DEI means standing up for fairness and dignity for all people. Let’s protect policies that ensure all voices are amplified, that biases are challenged, and that every individual can succeed on their own terms.

• When we ensure that every person has the resources and opportunities to succeed, we all benefit. Protecting DEI policies means creating a society where everyone, no matter their background, can reach their full potential.

• Inclusive policies aren’t just good for people, they’re good for business and the economy. When we embrace diversity and foster equal opportunities, we unlock untapped potential, fueling economic growth and innovation. DEI policies are key to a thriving economy.
• For religious and people of faith: In America, we celebrate our differences and respect each other’s freedom to worship who they choose. But Trump’s attacks on DEI make it harder for Americans to express our beliefs, leaving us open to discrimination at our schools and the workplace.

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Messaging DO’s and DONT’s

✅DOs	❌DONTs
✅Frame Trump’s attack on DEI as a “political tactic used to divide us”	❌Legitimize Trump’s attack by conceding points or suggesting DEI is flawed.
✅Lead with values like “freedom”, “equality”, and “respect for all Americans”.	❌Use defensive or reactive language that reinforces opposition talking points. (e.g., “DEI is not to blame”).
✅Name the culprits—MAGA Republicans and billionaire backers—and their motivations.	❌Allow blame to be deflected or framed as just a difference of opinion. “DEI staff are just trying to do good”.
✅Highlight past victories to inspire hope and show progress through unity.	❌Focus only on setbacks, which can lead to discouragement and inaction. Let them set the agenda by reacting separately to each attack.
✅Frame DEI as a shared American value that benefits everyone.	❌use technical jargon or bureaucratic language that lacks appeal. Such as “affirmative action”.
✅ Call DEI programs a form of free speech	❌Accept the censorship of DEI programs or concede that some should be banned.
✅Close with a vision for a better future where America respects and includes all. Reinforce the power of collective action.	❌End on a negative note or suggest the fight is unwinnable.
✅Use unifying language that brings people together across race, gender, and background.	❌Frame DEI as a niche issue rather than part of a broader struggle for justice and democracy.
✅Call out harm and consequences of MAGA policies, like silencing and firing civil servants.	❌Focus on individuals instead of exposing the systemic agenda behind these attacks.
✅Reiterate that America moves forward through inclusion, not exclusion.	❌Ignore the economic forces behind these attacks—expose how they benefit the wealthy few.

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TAKE ACTION

• Defend Every Student’s Right to Learn
• ADD YOUR NAME: Demand Protections for Civil Rights and DEI Initiatives

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Content: Protect and Defend Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Toolkit Content

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Navigator Poll: Americans are Concerned By Elected Officials Using “Wokeness” as a Distraction

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Resources

• Views of DEI have become slightly more negative among U.S. workers
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
• Trump’s Attacks on DEI Reveal Administration’s Agenda for Second Term
• From Resistance to Results: The Executive Playbook for Leading Through DEI Backlash
• Views of DEI in the workplace vary along demographic and partisan lines
• Liberty and Justice for All: Confronting MAGA’s Anti-DEI Efforts to Resegregate Our Country
• What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground
• DEI and Accessibility, Explained
• Why and How to Protect DEI
• Why politicians keep blaming ‘DEI’ for disasters

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Ohio SB 1

• Honesty for Ohio Education toolkit
• Ohio Senate reintroduced as Senate Bill 1
• Ohio’s Education Unions Call for Amendments to SB 1
• Ohio SB 1 Messages For Protest Signs and Social Media Graphics
• Stop Senate Bill 1: The Higher Education Destruction Act

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Companies that have abandoned or rolled back their commitments or programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion:

• Accenture
• Amazon
• Boeing
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• Brown-Forman
• Caterpillar
• Disney
• Ford
• Goldman Sachs
• Google
• Harley-Davidson
• John Deere
• Lowe’s
• Molson Coors
• McDonald’s
• Meta
• Nissan
• PBS
• Stanley Black & Decker
• Target
• Tractor Supply
• Toyota
• Walmart

Companies that have publicly defended their diversity, equity and inclusion policies:

• American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines
• Apple
• Cisco
• Costco
• Delta
• JPMorgan Chase
• McKinsey & Company
• Microsoft
• Nasdaq
• NFL
• Pinterest
• Salesforce

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National News and Updates

• A group of Democrats is calling on the Department of Education to rescind threats of defunding schools with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
• Public schools across the country, from pre-K to higher education, may now be at risk of losing federal funding if they refuse to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, following a deadline set by the Trump administration.
• A federal judge blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Two anti-DEI executive orders:
  • The first executive order largely scraps the DEI efforts that took place under Joe Biden, who had ordered all federal agencies to come up with equity plans. It terminates all “mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the federal government” that the Trump administration considers “illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility’ (DEIA) programs”.
  • A second executive order broadly ends any DEI activities within the federal government. This order overturns a handful of executive orders from past presidents, including one from Lyndon B Johnson that was signed during the civil rights era and required federal contractors to adopt equal opportunity measures.

Ohio News and Updates

• Ohio State University announced it was closing two offices devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion work on Friday (2.28.25) to comply with executive orders from President Donald Trump and a bill working through the state legislature. 16 positions eliminated.
• The elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs led Ohio State students to protest at the student union less than 24 hours after President Ted Carter announced the changes.
• The University of Cincinnati plans to dismantle its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, also known as DEI, by the end of February to comply with Trump administration directives, according to a statement from the school.

The House narrowly passed a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint Tuesday (2.25.25), 217-215, with only Republican support. However, the process remains complex, as the House and Senate must agree on a resolution before crafting a party-line bill.

Summary: House Republicans have advanced a budget resolution that paves the way for massive tax cuts for the wealthy— paid for by stripping health care and food assistance that people rely on. The House GOP  plan also calls for $2 trillion in harmful cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and student loan programs while adding $4.5 trillion to the deficit to fund tax breaks for the rich. These cuts are dangerous, threatening the well-being of families and communities.

This toolkit provides essential messaging guidance, key talking points, digital content, and the latest news updates on the dangerous consequences of this budget plan.

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Messaging Guidance

• Donald Trump and Speaker Johnson are only looking out for the special interests that got them elected – while the rest of us foot the bill. We have to come together and take action to stop his tax breaks for the wealthy, cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and risky proposals that will increase costs for middle class families. 
• Donald Trump and Republicans’ tax plans will hurt the middle class and American families. Defunding our education system, cutting food stamps, and cutting healthcare for veterans, seniors in assisted living facilities, and children with disabilities. All at the expense of giving the rich and big corporations massive tax cuts. 
• Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, are slashing programs that American families rely on. They’ve cut money for schools, aid to farmers, and funding for healthcare. At the same time, they’re making it easier for big banks and credit card companies to rip you off. 
• Cutting health care, food assistance, and student loans would not only harm families immediately but also lead to long-term negative impacts. Losing Medicaid means people will go without essential treatments, and cuts to SNAP will lead to increased food insecurity and health challenges for children.
• Student loan cuts make higher education more expensive by increasing loan interest and potentially cutting funding for college grants. This would make it harder for families to afford education, adding more financial burden on students and their families.

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Key Talking Points

• Extreme Giveaway to the Wealthy: The House budget contains over $4 trillion in tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy at the expense of families already struggling with the cost of living. Half the tax benefits in this budget would go to high-income households, while low-income families would bear the brunt of the spending cuts, losing access to essential services like food and health coverage. (CBPP 2/21)

• Massive Cuts to Vital Social Programs: The House plan mandates deep cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, student loans, and school meals. These cuts would directly harm low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities.

• Higher Costs for Families: As a result of the cuts, families would face higher costs for things like healthcare, food, and paying for college.

• Cuts to Essential Services: The House budget proposes cuts to dozens of vital government services such as school funding, medical research, clean air and water protection, and Social Security services.

• Fiscally Irresponsible: Both the House and Senate plans will increase the deficit by trillions.  (NPR)

• Work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP would cause disproportionate harm to the most vulnerable: low-income adults, parents, people with disabilities, and the elderly (CBPP)

• Healthcare access (through Medicaid) and hunger prevention (through SNAP) impact basic human needs. Advocating for these programs is not only about economics but about ensuring that people can live with dignity and security.

• Every district in the country will be affected by these cuts, either directly or through the ripple effect on local healthcare systems, food banks, and community services.

• Instead of cutting services and giving tax cuts to the wealthy, Congress should focus on expanding access to job training, childcare, and educational opportunities as real solutions for helping people move toward stable employment.

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TAKE ACTION

• Suggested script: Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP]. I am calling to demand [REP NAME] to vote NO on any budget that includes cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or SNAP. This proposed budget endangers the health of millions of Americans as well as the fiscal health of our entire nation.
• If leaving a voicemail: Please leave a full street address to ensure your call is tallied.
• Tell House members to oppose cuts to medicare, medicaid, and snap to pay for tax cuts!
  • Balderson: 202-225-5355
  • Beatty: 202-225-4324
  • Brown: 202-225-7032
  • Carey: 202-225-2015
  • Davidson: 202-225-6205
  • Jordan: 202-225-2676
  • Joyce: 202-225-5731
  • Kaptur: 202-225-4146
  • Landsman: 202-225-2216
  • Latta: 202-225-6405
  • Miller: 202-225-3876
  • Rulli: 202-225-5705
  • Sykes: 202-225-6265
  • Taylor: 202-225-3164
  • Turner: 202-225-6465

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Messaging DO’s and DONT’s

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Content: House GOP Budget Proposal Toolkit

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Resources

• House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid to Pay for Expanded Tax Cuts for Wealthy
• Medicaid Enrollment in the U.S., by Congressional District
• Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by Congressional District, 2023
• House Republican Budget Plans Would Cut Social Security Benefits
• Here’s What to Know About Congressional Republicans’ Budget Plans
• Budget Resolution

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Ohio SNAP Impacts (CBPP)

• 12.4% of Ohio households depend on SNAP for food, that’s 1.4 million recipients, including children, living in over 611,000 households at risk of losing some or all benefits.
• Ohio residents receive $3.178 billion in total SNAP benefits annually.
• If this proposal advances, Ohio recipients will lose a total of $7.788 billion in benefits over 10 years.
• 10,100 Ohio retailers are at risk of losing revenue.

Ohio Households Receiving SNAP by Congressional District

District	Representative	Households Receiving SNAP	% of Households
1	Landsman	41016	12.2%
2	Taylor	44366	13.9%
3	Beatty	33971	10.1%
4	Jordan	33441	10.5%
5	Latta	31766	9.8%
6	Rulli	51844	15.6%
7	Miller	22159	7.0%
8	Davidson	29989	9.6%
9	Kaptur	45281	13.5%
10	Turner	43450	12.8%
11	Brown	75389	21.3%
12	Balderson	38988	12.8%
13	Sykes	45546	13.6%
14	Joyce	36945	11.2%
15	Carey	37469	11.6%

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Ohio Medicaid Impacts

• 770,793 Ohioans are enrolled in Medicaid under the expansion program (Group VIII). 
• If Congress reduces the federal funding rate from 90% to a lower rate (closer to the typical 62.5%), Ohio would face billions of dollars in additional costs. 
• The pending state operating budget (HB 96) includes a provision that would immediately end Medicaid coverage for these individuals if the federal share drops below 90%. 
• This means that if the federal funding decreases, hundreds of thousands of low-income Ohioans could lose their health coverage very quickly.

Medicaid Enrollment by Congressional District

Congressional District	Representative	Total Share with Medicaid (Under 65)	Share of Children with Medicaid/CHIP (Under Age 19)	Share of Adults with Medicaid (Ages 19-64)
1	Landsman	15.4%	24.7%	11.5%
2	Taylor	23.0%	38.1%	16.7%
3	Beatty	20.9%	37.7%	14.5%
4	Jordan	15.6%	24.6%	11.8%
5	Latta	15.1%	25.4%	11.0%
6	Rulli	23.1%	35.8%	18.3%
7	Miller	13.2%	22.0%	9.7%
8	Davidson	16.4%	26.8%	11.7%
9	Kaptur	20.4%	32.3%	15.4%
10	Turner	20.6%	34.7%	14.7%
11	Brown	30.3%	51.2%	22.6%
12	Balderson	17.9%	28.4%	13.3%
13	Sykes	22.0%	36.4%	16.5%
14	Joyce	18.5%	30.7%	14.0%
15	Carey	21.0%	35.4%	14.9%

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Senate Budget Proposal

• The Senate bill serves as a backup in case the House fails to pass its version of the bill. 

• Senate Republican leaders want the tax cuts and offsets to pay for them to wait for a second fast-track reconciliation bill, but their budget plan still sets out their broader vision by including massive unspecified cuts and huge tax cuts.

• The Senate bill focuses on border security and defense, increasing military spending by $85 billion annually for four years. It also promotes energy deregulation and continues Trump’s hardline immigration policies, including deportation and stricter border security.  (Reuters)

• Overall, the Senate resolution includes $175 billion for border security and $150 billion for military funding. (NPR) The total cost of the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 budget resolution is $340 billion.

• Importantly, the Senate bill does not include the $4.5 trillion tax cuts that Trump pushed for. Instead, it leaves the tax cuts issue to the House, which is struggling to reconcile the tax cuts with cuts to vital social programs like Medicaid and Social Security. (Reuters)

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News and UPDATES

• The U.S. Senate cleared a stopgap spending bill that will fund the government through the end of September, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump. Trump signed the measure, avoiding a partial government shutdown.
• The House narrowly passed a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint Tuesday (2.25.25), 217-215, with only Republican support. However, the process remains complex, as the House and Senate must agree on a resolution before crafting a party-line bill.
• Johnson plans to hold a vote Tuesday (2.25.25) on a sweeping budget plan that calls for $2 trillion in cuts over a decade to help pay for tax cuts and new national security spending.
• Trump embraced a House G.O.P. budget and dismissed Senate Republicans’ plans, just hours after he gave conflicting directions to Congress on cuts to social safety net programs.

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Summary: Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan will rip families apart, leave children without parents, and shatter communities across the country. Millions of American families, many with U.S. citizen children, face the threat of separation, while local economies and workplaces will suffer irreparable harm. His attack on birthright citizenship strips citizenship from 5M Americans and seeks to erase 150 years of progress.

This communications document will provide messaging and resources to support those affected, amplify their stories, and equip advocates to fight for compassionate and just solutions.

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Trump’s Executive Orders

• Attempting to repeal birthright citizenship
• Invoking emergency declarations to weaponize the military against immigrants
• Forecasting possible invocation of the Insurrection Act and Alien Enemies Act
• Recommitting to the harmful detention of immigrants
• Seeking expansion of expedited removal
• Expanding harmful local law enforcement entanglement with federal immigration enforcement
• Seeking to punish sanctuary jurisdictions
• Threatening to penalize individuals and defund organizations that help immigrant communities
• Possible restoration or expansion of country-based travel bans
• Separating families and endangering lives by ending parole programs
• Scrutinizing Temporary Protected Status designations
• Continuing to conflate immigrants with criminality
• Complete and total border closure to asylum under racist “invasion” rhetoric
• Systemic jailing of asylum seekers
• Reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” program
• Ending the CBP One App, leaving asylum seekers stranded
• Suspending refugee admissions and resettlement
• Designating gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) to undermine asylum and legal migration

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Messaging Guidance

• The scope of what was announced and on display is more about division and scapegoating than advancing immigration and border solutions. In fact, as we saw during the first Trump term, these policies will fuel more fear, chaos, and cruelty.

• Mass deportations will affect American families and communities. There are millions of mixed status families in America, including more than 5 million US citizens children who have an undocumented parent. Dreamers, and other long established immigrants and workers are at risk of deportation. Deportations will increase labor shortages, increase costs, and slow economic growth.

• The attack on the 14th Amendment isn’t about reforming our immigration policy – they’re pushing to gut 150 years of settled law and hard-won progress by attacking birthright citizenship.

• Trump’s immigration policies are bad for the American people and do not help kitchen table issues like energy costs and groceries – in fact, it will raise those costs.

• By targeting millions of hardworking and long-settled immigrants, Donald Trump threatens to undermine the local communities where they live and destabilize the economies they contribute to across the country.

• Trump’s push to gut 150 years of settled law by attacking birthright citizenship seeks to reshape America’s future by moving this nation backwards.

• America is stronger and better than the bleak and dystopian picture Trump paints for our future. Just as it always has been in this nation, America’s future is strengthened by immigrants.

• We know immigrants and their families add tremendous value to our communities, and they deserve to thrive and live with dignity. We know that standing together across race, income, and national origin makes us all stronger.

• We will protect immigrant communities. Immigrants built America. Immigrants are welcome here.

• Every immigrant deserves to be treated as a human being. Give dreamers a path to citizenship.

• Immigrants deserve to thrive and live with dignity. Remove barriers for non-citizens.

Key message: 

Instead of finding real solutions, Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan rips families apart, leaves children without parents, and is shattering our local economy by removing people who have lived and worked here for decades.

General messaging: 

Donald Trump’s immigration policies fuel division, scapegoating, and cruelty instead of addressing real solutions. 

Attacks on immigrant communities, including mass deportations and undermining birthright citizenship, destabilize families, harm local economies, and raise costs for everyone. Immigrants are an integral part of America’s strength and future. 

We must stand united to protect immigrant families, uphold dignity, and push for real reforms that strengthen communities and ensure opportunity for all. America thrives when we embrace the diversity and contributions of immigrants, not when we turn back the clock on progress.

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Resources

• ACLU Know Your Rights 
• Know Your Rights: What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration
• A Toolkit for Organizations Responding to Mass Worksite Immigration Raids
• Immigrant Legal Resource Center
• Immigrants’ Rights: What To Do If Stopped
• Know Your Rights Handouts: If ICE Visits a Home, Employer, or Public Space

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Content: Protect Immigrant Communities

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News and Updates

• Trump administration tells U.S. citizen, Columbus law firm employee to ‘self-deport’
• At least 49 international students at Ohio colleges have had visas revoked
• Justice Department can cut funding for legal guidance for people facing deportation, US judge says
• Trump registration requirement carries danger for immigrants who comply, groups warn
• Trump officials are using federal agencies to make life more difficult for undocumented immigrants