House Republicans Betray Their Constituents, Vote To Gut Health Care and Raise Grocery Costs

WASHINGTON, DC – Following Senate Republicans’ lead, House Republicans voted today in favor of a tax and budget scheme that will:

All to pay for tax cuts for corporations and the ultra-rich, including many House Republicans themselves. Today’s vote follows a historic speech from Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries warning of the bill’s devastating consequences for millions of Americans.

The passage of this bill comes after months of “concerns” from congressional Republicans and explicit acknowledgment of the fact that this bill would gut healthcare and raise costs for their own constituents, with a decisive number of House Republicans previously vowing to never vote to cut Medicaid. 

As it turns out, those congressional Republicans lied to us.