Wyden Condemns Passage of Cruel Senate Republican Budget
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement condemning the passage of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill:
“People all over this country are starved for opportunity, crushed by the cost of living and unable to afford the health care they need, but apparently Republicans think they’ve still got it too easy.
“This Republican bill is about caviar over kids, hedge funds over health care, and Mar-a-Lago over the middle class. If this becomes law, only the ultra-wealthy will make it through unscathed. Every other American will be hurt in one way or another, whether it’s cancer patients losing their health coverage, kids going hungry or families being forced to pay higher utility bills and insurance premiums.
“It’s absolutely gobsmacking that Republicans have found a way to run up the debt by $3.3 trillion and still drive countless millions into hardship. Trump either lies about what’s in the bill or simply has no idea, and Republicans follow his lead by blocking out the shame that ought to stop them from passing it.
“In the end, billionaire political donors want a return on their investment, and Trump and Republicans are determined to give it to them with trillions in new handouts. The rest of us will suffer for it. The United States will be a weaker, sicker and poorer country as a direct result of what the Republicans are doing.”
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