New Dem Leaders Blast House Republican Budget for Selling Out Working Families to Bail Out Billionaires

Today, New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair for Policy Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Vice Chair for Communications Marc Veasey (TX-33) issued a statement after New Dems and House Democrats unanimously opposed the House Republicans budget resolution on the House floor:

“The House Republican budget is a disgrace. It betrays working families by slashing funding for critical programs they rely on to help pay their bills and keep food on the table, all while lining the pockets of Republican megabillionaire donors like Elon Musk with trillions of dollars in deficit-raising tax cuts.

“The American people have made it clear that their number one priority is lowering prices. But instead of bringing down the cost of health care, House Republicans are plotting to eviscerate Medicaid with $880 billion in cuts, jeopardizing health care coverage for many hardworking families and raising costs for 70 million vulnerable Americans. Instead of reducing the sky-high price of groceries, House Republicans are taking a $230 billion wrecking ball to SNAP, which 40 million Americans need to feed their families – including one in five children.

“Speaker Johnson and Congressional Republicans are selling out the middle class and working families at every turn, and selling out our kids’ future by adding $1.6 trillion to our national debt. New Dems and our House Democratic colleagues stand united in rejecting this disastrous plan, and we’ll keep fighting back to lower costs and improve the lives of all Americans.

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