As Republicans rushed through Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, I was on the House floor to ask my Republican colleagues a very important question: How exactly does taking food away from struggling families, seniors, and veterans make this country safer? Stronger? More secure? Healthier? Or dare I say it – great?
It doesn’t. But Republicans in the House just approved it anyway. This policy is meant to punish those who can least afford it in order to give massive tax handouts to the rich. It will stick states in a corner, forcing them to cut benefits and eligibility, or to cut public safety, education, housing, mental health programs, and more. It’s cruel, reckless, and just plain wrong.
Come Election Day, we must remember this very critical fact: Republicans in Congress voted to make the largest cut to Medicaid in history and the largest cut to SNAP in history, all so the wealthiest Americans can get more tax breaks they don’t need. We cannot let them get away with it.
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Thank you,
Shontel Brown
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?
