I'm still persistently a couple of months behind -- I might make a concerted effort to catch up, but I don't have time yet. So this is an article from July, but the quote I extracted is applicable now, and dare I say, more than ever.
Feel like Congress doesn't care what you want? You're right.
"A year ago, Trump posted to social media, “I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it.” His campaign-season disavowal followed the people’s lead: The policy agenda was unpopular with the public, too. At a town hall in Milwaukee, a Trump supporter told me he believed Democrats were fearmongering with exaggerated claims about Project 2025 and thought it ridiculous that Trump would adopt its provisions. Once elected, however, Trump selected the project’s architects for key roles in his administration and began implementing many of the project’s ideas. The voter in Milwaukee may feel betrayed by this, but other supporters are thrilled. The president’s signature legislation offers a clue to who they might be. The Congressional Budget Office determined that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cause losses among the poorest Americans, mostly in cuts to Medicaid and welfare benefits, while economic elites and organized business interests will accrue gains by having their tax bills reduced."
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