FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2025
Contact: Jin.Choi@mail.house.gov
Rep. Barragán Slams House Republicans for Advancing Trump’s Tax Scam Bill to Put Billionaires Over Working Families
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Republicans forced through Donald Trump’s Tax Scam budget bill — a sweeping proposal that slashes support for working families in order to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. Not a single Democrat voted for the bill.
Knowing that Americans would disapprove of the Tax Scam bill, House Republicans opened debate on the bill in the dead of night, when they thought Americans would be unaware of their betrayal. House Democrats, however, stayed up throughout the long nights to offer amendment after amendment to lessen the harms of the bill — these amendments were all rejected by Republicans.
The bill would slash nearly one trillion dollars from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, and trigger more than $500 billion in cuts to Medicare — ripping health care away from millions of Americans. It would also drastically cut food assistance, leaving children, seniors, veterans, and low-income families at greater risk of going hungry. And by prioritizing tax breaks for the wealthy, the bill would drive down household income for the lowest-income families.
“Americans only needed four Republicans to do the right thing and vote no on the House floor,” said Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44). “It is a sad day for our country when House Republicans choose to rubber-stamp Donald Trump’s Tax Scam — handing tax breaks to their billionaire donors while turning their backs on parents, kids, grandparents, veterans, and people with disabilities. People’s lives are at stake, and Republicans have shown exactly where their priorities lie.”
The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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