The White House has put out a fact sheet in response to the “Ryan Republican budget proposal,” which the House is voting on today. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers:

$150K — Amount wealthy citizens would gain in new tax break.

$830 — Amount students with Pell Grants would lose.

170 — Number of Hawaii students who would lose work-study job opportunities.

$14M — Amount Hawaii would lose in Title I and IDEA funding.

1,000 — Number of Hawaii keiki who would lose access to Head Start.

$11,400 — Amount extra some Medicare beneficiaries would pay for Rx drugs.

$2,300 — Amount private insurance premiums would increase for middle-class families.

50M — Number of people denied coverage by end of decade.

20 — Percent annually cut on investments.

2.5M — Number of women and children who’d lose access to WIC nutrition program.

$1T — Amount of tax cuts for families making more than $250K. 

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