Dear Constituent,
Early this morning, House Republicans passed Trump’s Big Ugly Reconciliation Bill. Republicans brought this bill to the floor in the dead of night and it passed in a 215-214-1 vote at 6:54 AM.
This bill includes massive cuts to basic benefits like Medicaid and nutrition assistance, while providing new tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. At the last minute, Republicans even added in a new tax cut for people purchasing gun silencers. One last bad idea in a bad bill.
Trump’s tariffs are already leading to higher prices on everything from groceries to health care. Now, this tax plan would make food, health care and education even more expensive—all to finance tax cuts for the very rich.
As your representative, I voted no. You can read my full statement here.
Here’s What You Need to Know
- The bill now heads to the Senate. The fight is not over.
- I spoke out against this terrible bill on the House floor late last night and in the Rules Committee, where I filed an amendment to block some of the worst SNAP cuts in this bill.
- House Democrats fought this bill for over 22 hours in the Rules Committee, the last stop for legislation before it comes to the floor, and offered 522 amendments to the bill. House Republicans rejected every single amendment, including mine. Then, Republicans chose to officially begin floor consideration of the legislation at 2:53 AM, denying most Americans an opportunity to watch or contact their representatives during the debate. On the floor, we tried repeatedly to stop this process, but Republicans voted down all measures.
- According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office , nearly 14 million Americans will lose health care coverage under this bill. Under Ohio law, if federal funding for Medicaid is cut, the state’s Medicaid expansion ends – Ohio’s so-called “trigger law”. This would mean that at least 770,000 Ohioans will lose Medicaid coverage from the ending of the expansion alone. Approximately 35,000 people in our district could lose Affordable Care Act coverage or Medicaid.
- Trump’s Big Ugly Bill also includes the largest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in history. According to analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities , over 50,000 people in OH-11, and over 450,000 Ohioans overall, would be at risk of losing a portion or all of their SNAP benefits under the GOP legislation.
- The bill includes substantial cuts to federal Pell Grants, jeopardizing financial aid for over 4 million students and limiting opportunities for future students.
- Despite these cuts, the legislation adds trillions to our national debt . Why? Because it includes massive tax giveaways for the wealthy. According to the Treasury , the tax policies in the bill would give an annual tax cut of $32,118 to those with an income over $750,000, and an annual tax cut of $314,266 to those with an income of $3.5 million.
- Add it all up, and the Congressional Budget Office concluded this legislation would redistribute wealth upwards , making low-income households poorer, and high-income households richer.
Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is a scam, it’s a rip-off, and it’s wrong. Instead of helping people pay the bills, it will raise costs for everyday people. Instead of offering a hand up, it offers a shove down, punishing poverty and limiting opportunity.
This isn’t about fiscal responsibility—it’s just a cruel transfer of wealth from those who have the least, to those who have the most.