Right now, Republicans in the Senate are debating their final version of Trump’s disastrous tax giveaway to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working families. Their latest draft is even worse than what House Republicans passed last month. It’s political suicide for the Republican Party, and even MAGA Senators know it. Even as recent polls have revealed Americans oppose the House GOP’s proposed cuts to health care, food assistance, and more to pay for tax breaks for Trump’s billionaire allies and big corporations, Republicans in Congress are all-too-eager to torch vital services that working families rely on to survive.
BACKGROUND
Trump’s so-called big, beautiful bill:
- 🩺 Kicks nearly 17 million people off their health insurance and cuts $1.1 trillion from Medicaid.
- 🏥 Will force hundreds of hospitals to close across the country.
- 📈 Raises health care costs for tens of millions of low- and middle-income Americans.
- 🔌 Raises energy costs up to 18 percent for everyone.
- 🔋 Kills millions of jobs in clean energy.
- 🥗 Takes food assistance away from at least 3 million Americans.
- 🏫 Eliminates school meal access for more than 18 million kids.
- 💸 Adds $3.3 trillion to the deficit.
…all to line the pockets of Trump and his billionaire friends.
HEADLINES
- The Washington Post: Senate GOP Tax Bill Includes Largest Cut To U.S. Safety Net In Decades.
- The New York Times: G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says.
- The New York Times: Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says.
- Politico: Thom Tillis Denounces GOP Megabill’s Medicaid Cuts In Fiery Speech.
- The New Republic: Trump’s Budget Bill Is Most Unpopular Move Yet, New Poll Shows.
- The Hill: Musk Slams Trump Megabill: ‘Political Suicide For The Republican Party’.
- Reuters: US Senate Pushes Ahead On Trump Tax Cuts As Nonpartisan Analysis Raises Price Tag.