Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes No on Big Bonanza for Billionaires

“Republicans claim Democrats are lying or exaggerating about the impact of this big ugly bill: the 17 million Americans losing their health care, the children who will lose access to SNAP and school meals, and the tax goodies that will flow to billionaires and big corporations. But the American people know this bill will hurt them, and that’s why it’s unpopular.

This bill will gut funding for nursing homes, reproductive health care, health care for children, seniors, and people with disabilities while taking food out of the mouths of everyday Americans struggling to get by. This legislation even strips away SNAP benefits for veterans, foster youth, and homeless Americans, something I actively fought against and raised with House leadership. There is truly no bottom to this bill’s cruelty.

Republicans have been warned of these consequences yet still drive our country down this awful path. They continue to peddle their talking points to assuage their guilty consciences.

I join my Democratic colleagues in voting no on this legislation, and I feel for the millions of Americans who will suffer because Republicans abandoned their promise to not cut Medicaid.”

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