Boyle Statement on House Passage of Senate Budget Resolution

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after House Republicans passed their extreme budget resolution, as amended by Senate Republicans:

“Republicans once again made their priorities painfully clear: a $7 trillion tax giveaway to their billionaire donors, paid for in part by the largest Medicaid and food assistance cuts in American history. With Senator Thune's guarantee, Senate Republicans are now also in full agreement on this draconian economic plan.

At the very moment Donald Trump’s reckless trade policies are raising prices and threatening our economy, Republicans are pushing a budget that takes from the middle class and gives to the ultra-wealthy. Democrats stand united in opposition—and we’re going to fight like hell to stop it.

Republicans know how damaging this is—that’s why they’re hiding from their own constituents. If they continue down this path, they won’t just be betraying the middle class—they’ll be abandoning the very people they were elected to represent.”

Background:
Click here for a transcript of Ranking Member Boyle’s opening remarks on the House floor.
Click here for a summary of the Republican budget resolution.
Click here for a one-pager showing how it is impossible for Republicans to reach the targets in their budget resolution without making the largest Medicaid cuts in American history.
Click here for district information from House Budget Committee Democrats on Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, and SNAP enrollment in communities across America.

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