I Voted NO on Trump and Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill

Dear Neighbor,

I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy. 

Trump and Republicans just passed their Big, Ugly bill that will rip healthcare and food assistance away from millions of people, including in Massachusetts, push reproductive healthcare further out of reach nationwide, and fuel Trump’s unlawful mass deportation agenda.

I won’t mince words: this bill will be a death sentence. 

It will deny millions medical care, deny children food, and lead to more violent deportations of immigrant families to destabilized countries.

And for what? Just to fund even more tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

This is unforgivable. In the Commonwealth, this bill is estimated to cause:

• Over 320,000 people to lose health insurance
• At least 103,000 to lose food assistance
• 63,334 students to lose their Pell grants
• 11,000 manufacturing and energy jobs to be cut
• $1,400 in yearly premium increases for people covered by the ACA in the MA-07
• $290 more per year in increased energy bills

Millions of people could die. And behind every statistic is a person, a family, a loved one.

I fought this bill with everything I had because I see every child who stands to be harmed as my own. I see every elder who stands to be harmed by this bill as my own family.

This week, I joined colleagues imploring the House to reject this cruel, harmful legislation. I joined the Congressional Black Caucus and over 100 colleagues in stalling a vote on the House floor. I filed an amendment to the bill this week with Rep. Diana DeGette to protect and expand reproductive healthcare. And I stood in solidarity with Leader Hakeem Jeffries as he spoke for almost nine hours on the House floor—a record—to center and uplift the stories of the people nationwide who stand to be harmed by this shameful bill.

We’ve sounded the alarm for months about the hurt and harm of this bill, but Republicans chose loyalty to Donald Trump and their billionaire donors over the people who elected them to serve.

Today is a somber day, but know that I remain yours in service to every family who calls the Massachusetts 7th home, and I will never stop fighting for you.

As always, my team and I are ready to support you in any way we can, so please don't hesitate to give us a call at 617-850-0040 or visit our website at Pressley.House.Gov if we can be of assistance.

In service and solidarity,

Ayanna Pressley

Member of Congress