It’s official. Senate Republicans have voted for Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, forcing through this horrendous bill before a completely made-up deadline set by Trump.
Senate Republicans have approved the largest ever cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in American history. Let that sink in.
If this bill becomes law, 16 million Americans will lose their health insurance, hundreds of rural hospitals will close, and working-class people will become sicker, poorer, and more in debt. All of this is happening so that the wealthiest Americans can get more tax breaks they don’t need.
This bill is cruel, reckless, and just plain wrong.
I am appalled by the process we witnessed. Instead of listening to the people they represent, Republicans in Congress have chosen to hide from accountability. Every lawmaker who supports this bill owes the American people an explanation – and should have to look families in the eye and justify the harm they’ve unleashed.
Mark my words: I will fight this bill with everything I have in the House.
Shontel Brown is proud to be elected as the Congresswoman for Ohio’s 11th District. She has spent the last decade serving the people of Ohio and building coalitions. As she enters her second full term in Congress, she will use that experience to continue the fight for affordable quality health care, jobs that pay fair wages, a strong public education system, and to preserve and protect our democracy for generations to come. Will you join her and be the change we need?
