WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in a middle-of-the-night move, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans narrowly passed their draconian budget to increase costs for the bottom 10% of Americans and funnel that money to the wealthiest 10%. Their reckless bill dramatically slashes funding for health care and food assistance programs solely to deliver the ultra-wealthy a massive tax break, making it the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in U.S. history. The legislation is wildly toxic and unpopular with the vast majority of Americans.
In response, Defend America Action Senior Spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite released the following statement:
“While most Americans were sleeping, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans were scheming – debating in the shadows and voting at the crack of dawn to hide their shameful priorities from the American people. They’ve taken one small step for their billionaire donors and one giant leap backward for the working-class people they’re supposed to represent. Millions of Americans are now closer to being kicked off Medicaid, children, seniors, and veterans could go hungry, and Americans who need health coverage the most are one step closer to dying because of Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, and MAGA Republicans. Meanwhile, the richest people on the planet are one step closer to receiving a $279,000 tax giveaway – and vulnerable House Republicans are one step closer to being unemployed.”