Dozens gathered outside Senator David Perdue's office to protest what they called an attack on the poor.
They said the budget changes will not only affect the most vulnerable people in Georgia but their entire communities as well.
They chanted and sang hoping to get the attention of Perdue and persuade him to help stop the proposed federal budget cuts that affect the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
This is how the proposed budget breaks down:
The Housing Justice League and National Alliance of HUD Tenants said that nearly billions in cuts could affect 60,000 Georgia households like families living at Veranda at Auburn Point and Capital Towers in government subsidized housing.
"These are folks that are working low-wage jobs," Tim Franzen said. "They're the backbone of our state."
Franzen, who is with the Housing Justice League said these cuts could directly increase the homeless population in the state.
"We're looking at cutting the most basic social services - the safety net that is really like life or death," he said.
Organizers of Tuesday's protest said the proposal would also cancel 5,000 Section 8 vouchers. And without governmental subsidies, property owners could, in turn, increase the rent on tenants to make up the difference. For some, it would triple their rent.
"Seniors in our building are already on a fixed income," Deborah Arnold with the National Alliance for HUD Tenants said. "They can not afford rising rent. At this point, they can barely make ends meet now."
In response to criticism about the prosed changes, U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson tweeted, "The proposed budget is focused on moving more people toward self-sufficiency through reforming rental assistance programs and moving aging public housing to more sustainable platforms."
The budget updates would also mandate recipients either work or attend school or vocation training for 32 hours a week in order to receive HUD benefits.
