Boyle Statement on House Passage of Republican Middle Class Betrayal

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after Republicans rammed their devastating budget bill through the House of Representatives:

“Republicans just voted for the largest cuts to health care in American history — cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. At least 13.7 million will now lose their health care as a result. And why? To pay for tax cuts for billionaires and special interests.

This is a betrayal of the middle class.”

(Click for video of Ranking Member Boyle’s closing remarks as delivered)

A video and transcript of Ranking Member Boyle’s opening remarks can be found here.

Background:

• CBO confirmed the Republican bill would take from the poorest Americans to hand even more tax breaks to the wealthiest.

• CBO also found the bill could trigger over $500 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare, under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) law—cuts that many Republicans would be happy to see happen behind closed doors.

• District-level information on the consequences of the Republican budget bill is available here.

###