Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Dina Titus (1st District of Nevada)
Rep. Dina Titus Introduces Bill to Restore Gaming Loss Deduction
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), co-chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, today introduced the Fair Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation (FAIR BET) Act that would restore the 100% deduction for gambling losses.
“The recently passed budget bill included a provision inserted by Senate Republicans without consent of the House that imposed a tax increase on Americans who gamble by reducing from 100 percent to 90 percent the amount of losses they can deduct from gambling winnings for their income taxes,” Congresswoman Titus said. “My FAIR BET Act would rightfully restore the full deduction for losses so gamblers don’t pay taxes on money they haven’t won.
“This common-sense legislation will bring fairness back to gaming taxation, making sure that gamblers can fully deduct losses when they report their winnings. It gives everyone –from recreational gamblers to high-stakes gamblers — a fair shake. We should be encouraging players to properly report their winnings and wager using legal operators. The Senate change will only push people to not report their winnings and to use unregulated platforms.”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (1st District of Maine)
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is leading an effort in Congress to protect humanitarian aid workers operating in conflict zones and ensure accountability for those who target them. Joined by U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Pingree today introduced the Commitment to Aid Workers Act—comprehensive legislation that reaffirms the United States’ commitment to safeguarding humanitarian principles and holding foreign militaries accountable for actions that endanger civilians and those delivering American, life-saving aid.
“Humanitarian aid workers put their lives on the line to deliver food, water, medicine, and shelter to civilians caught in the crossfire of conflict. Their work is guided by a basic principle: that even in war, human dignity must be preserved,” Pingree said. “Tragically, we are seeing aid workers targeted like never before. So far this year, 192 have been killed—and last year was the deadliest on record, with over 370 killed across the globe. These are attacks on the very foundation of humanitarian law. The United States cannot stand by while those delivering life-saving assistance are treated as collateral damage. The Commitment to Aid Workers Act ensures accountability, advocacy, and limits U.S. military assistance to countries found to be targeting aid workers deliberately. We must support those who serve on the frontlines of humanitarian crises.”
“Humanitarian workers are the globe’s first responders. They deserve to be protected for the essential role they play in saving lives,” McGovern said. “The Act ensures that the safety of humanitarian NGO workers and the viability of their work are institutionally supported by the State Department through the creation of a special envoy position and an interagency working group, and accountability measures including conditioning aid to countries who unlawfully kill aid workers.”
“Delivering humanitarian aid into conflict zones is one of the most honorable and dangerous jobs,” said Pocan. “Those workers put their lives at risk to help others get basic, life-saving aid, such as food, water, and medicine, and they deserve to be protected. Yet, as conflicts around the world are on the rise, far too many aid workers have been injured or even killed. We must protect these aid workers, and I’m honored to co-sponsor this legislation led by Congresswoman Pingree.”
“Aid workers in conflict zones are heroes, doing lifesaving work in devastating environments — yet humanitarian personnel are often targeted and attacked,” Deansaid. “In times of major strife, we must protect those bringing desperately needed food, water, and medicine to innocent civilians. I am grateful to Congresswoman Pingree for her leadership on this crucial issue, and I hope that this bill will help preserve humanitarian aid programs, their employees, and the lifesaving help they provide.”
The Commitment to Aid Workers Act:
Establishes a Special Envoy for Humanitarian Aid Workers tasked with advocating for the safety of non-governmental organization (NGO) staff abroad, investigating the deaths of U.S. NGO aid workers, and reporting annually to Congress on threats and violence against aid missions.
Mandates the creation of an Aid Worker Independent Inquiry Group, an interagency body led by the Special Envoy that would investigate any incident in which an aid worker is killed by a foreign military. This group must provide Congress with a report within 90 days, detailing the circumstances of the death, including the use of U.S.-origin munitions and the intent behind the attack.
Strengthens accountability by amending the Foreign Assistance Act to prohibit military aid and arms sales to any country that repeatedly and intentionally targets humanitarian aid workers. Assistance can only resume if the Secretary of State certifies that sufficient safeguards have been implemented to protect aid missions.
The Commitment to Aid Workers Act is supported by Oxfam, a confederation of 21 independent non-governmental organizations that tackle poverty across the world.
“Humanitarian work, especially in conflicts, is increasingly dangerous. Aid workers face skyrocketing rates of death and detention in the line of duty. Most often it is local staff, bravely serving their own communities in crisis, who face this targeted violence without attention or consequence,” Oxfam America’s Director of Peace and Security Scott Paul said. “The Commitment to Aid Workers Act represents an important step toward preventing these egregious attacks and holding the perpetrators to account. Very simply, this bill would make it safer to save lives. Congress should pass it immediately to make it clear that aid workers can never be a target.”
Background:
So far this year, 192 aid workers have been killed globally. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), more humanitarian aid workers died in 2024 than in any year previously reported.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)
New York, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC’s The View where he highlighted the devastating impacts of Donald Trump and House Republicans’ One Big Ugly Bill that was signed into law last week.
SARA HAINES: Well, when you first started speaking, people thought that you would delay the vote by an hour. And instead, you spoke on the Senate floor for eight hours and 44 minutes. This is becoming a trend for you. What was behind the decision to keep going?
LEADER JEFFRIES: Well, I thought first of all, that this kind of bill, which is going to have such a dramatic impact on people all across the country. I mean, literally millions of everyday Americans are going to be hurt. And it’s all being done to reward billionaires—Unacceptable, right, unconscionable, un-American—that it needed to be debated in the light of day, not passed in the middle of the night, which was the original intention. This debate started at 3:28 a.m. And so, you know, this is such an unprecedented assault on healthcare, on the economy, on nutritional assistance, on higher education, on everything, that we just wanted to be able to do everything that we could to fully air the challenges with the bill, but also see if we can persuade just a handful of Republicans to do the right thing by the American people.
SUNNY HOSTIN: Well, you persuaded two and one person as I understand was absent from the vote, which could’ve changed it. But you’re calling this the One Big Ugly Bill. And not only is it projected by the Congressional Budget Office to add $3.4 trillion to our national debt, it extends tax cuts for the rich, as you mentioned. It also includes though, big cuts to healthcare programs, such as Medicaid, cuts to SNAP benefits for the poor. My understanding is in New York, about 1 million people will be affected by this. Can you talk about the implications for healthcare and how it affects people who don’t even use these programs?
LEADER JEFFRIES: Well, first of all, like, in America, healthcare shouldn’t simply be a privilege, it should be a right to every single American. Presidents throughout the years, whether that’s, you know, Roosevelt or Truman, you know, President Johnson, President Clinton, President Obama, President Biden, have all worked to expand access to healthcare. But what’s so extraordinary about this bill is that more than 17 million people will lose healthcare as a result of the, you know, cuts to Medicaid, the attack on Medicare, the attack on the Affordable Care Act, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and Planned Parenthood.
ANA NAVARRO: And by the way, MAGA kept saying that it was illegal aliens that were going to be kicked out. Explain to folks that there’s not 17 million illegal aliens that are receiving free Medicaid.
LEADER JEFFRIES: Actually federal law, to your point, Ana, explicitly prohibits federal dollars from being used to provide healthcare to undocumented immigrants. And so, that was always a lie. But we’re dealing with some folks where facts don’t matter, hypocrisy is not a constraint to their behavior and people actually have concluded that shamelessness is a superpower. And so, our view is we just have to aggressively push back with righteous intensity, continue to press on, as I indicated, as John Lewis would always inspire us to do, speak up, show up, stand up so we can get the type of America that this country deserves.
SUNNY HOSTIN: But don’t you then also—I think that’s right—shouldn’t you and other Democrats be screaming from the mountaintops and tether the Republicans to this bill, tether because there’s going to be true human loss here, right? People are going to really feel it.
LEADER JEFFRIES: Yeah, real pain and suffering. I mean, the attack on healthcare is not just going to result on millions of people losing access, but hospitals will close, nursing homes will shut down, community-based health clinics won’t be able to provide assistance.
SUNNY HOSTIN: Rural hospitals.
LEADER JEFFRIES: Rural hospitals in particular are at great risk. And in fact, people who have private insurance, once you attack the healthcare ecosystem, premiums, co-pays and deductibles for tens of millions of others are going to go up. And so it’s a big problem. It’s an immoral thing that just took place on the floor of the House of Representatives. An immoral thing.
ANA NAVARRO: And at the same time that this bill—by the way, I think instead of calling it the Big Ugly Bill, you should call it BUL—Big Ugly Law. But at the same time that it cuts SNAP benefits and it cuts healthcare for the neediest amongst us, it sets aside 170 billion for ICE mass deportation efforts, a bigger budget than the FBI and federal prison system combined. And last week, we saw the administration opened a new migrant detention center in my home state of Florida. They’re calling it Alligator Alcatraz. And we’ve also seen military style ICE raids throughout cities in this country. People are being imprisoned and deported and disappeared and taken away by masked men without any due process. And the worst part is, you know, my community in particular, Latinos, are being racially profiled and targeted. Communities and families are being torn apart. But for me, the saddest part is that people feel helpless and hopeless, that there is nothing they can do. They feel there’s nothing you can do, as a minority in the House. What’s your message to these people that feel such lack of hope and such fear?
LEADER JEFFRIES: Well, you know, we are seeing sort of an unprecedented flood of extremism being unleashed on the American people. And it’s happened from the very beginning, January 20, months and months and months, you know, of chaos, of cruelty, of corruption. But I think we can never lose hope in the resilience of the American people to face turbulence—and this is an incredibly turbulent moment—but to power our way through it and to come out stronger on the other side. It’s not to say it’s going to be easy. It will be challenging. But I think I still believe in the fundamental goodness of the American people. A recognition—one of the reasons why this bill is so deeply unpopular and it is, is because they recognize that this is not what America should be all about in terms of the deportation situation. One, we have to, of course, secure the border. We have a broken immigration system. We need to fix it. We should fix it in a bipartisan and comprehensive way. But we should also never abandon the fact that, yes, we are a nation anchored in the rule of law. We are also a nation of immigrants. E pluribus unum. Out of many, one. It’s one of the great strengths of the United States of America. We should not abandon it. And so, as House Democrats, our view is that while we, you know, work on making sure the border can remain secure, while we work to fix our broken immigration system, we also are going to stand up for Dreamers, for farmworkers and for law-abiding immigrant families at all times, at all times.
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ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: So Leader Jeffries, you wear many hats, and one of your jobs is to try to win back the House for Democrats. I mean, we were talking about immigration before we went to break. Now, some Democrats, amid the criticisms of ICE right now to do these ICE raids, have started calling for defunding ICE. Do you think that’s effective going into the midterms, and do you support those calls?
LEADER JEFFRIES: Well, I definitely think that we need aggressive oversight as it relates to the overly aggressive behavior that we’ve seen, you know, from ICE, from the Department of Homeland Security. It’s not what the American people actually, in my view, voted for. Donald Trump and Republicans promised to go after violent felons. But instead, they’re going after law-abiding immigrant families, and in fact, in some cases, deporting American citizens and children, some with cancer. And America is better than this, and that’s the reality. In terms of what House Democrats stand for, we believe that in this country, you work hard and you play by the rules, you should be able to experience the American dream. You should able to afford to live the good life. And we believe that that’s, you know, that’s a good paying job, good healthcare, good housing, good education for your children and a good retirement. And a good retirement, by the way, means keep your hands off of Social Security and Medicare, now and at all times. That’s the good life.
ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: I also want to ask you, because I could argue you’re the most important Democrat in New York right now, and Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary, is poised to become the next mayor of New York City. Now, he ran as an avowed socialist. He called for defunding the police in 2020. That would mean the New York Police Department. You have yet to endorse him. Will you be endorsing him, and do you have any concerns about some of his past positions?
LEADER JEFFRIES: Well, you know, he’s actually said that he plans to keep the police fully funded. I’m scheduled to meet with him next week, and we’ll have a conversation about his vision. He did run a campaign that was actually focused largely on affordability, and that was the right issue to focus on because New York City’s too expensive. America right now is too expensive.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Ain’t nobody got any money because money is all dissipated.
LEADER JEFFRIES: It’s a very—you’re right—it’s a very challenging situation in terms of affordability that we have to lean in on. In fact, Donald Trump promised that he would lower costs on day one. Costs haven’t gone down, they’re going up in America. And now we have to deal with the consequences of this One Big Ugly Bill, which is now One Big Ugly Law, Ana, as you pointed out. So, we’ll sit down, we’ll talk. I also want to talk to him about the importance of Democrats taking back control of the United States House of Representatives next year so we can have some balance in the country, which is what the founders envisioned.
SUNNY HOSTIN: Can’t you also roll back this Big Ugly Bill some, because it doesn’t take effect until after the midterms, correct?
LEADER JEFFRIES: It has several provisions in the legislation that will not take effect until after the 2026 midterm elections.
ANA NAVARRO: Before you go, I want to ask you—I want you to say something about Texas, because the entire country is in mourning and people have questions about why this happened, and could it have been avoided? Is there something that you can do?
LEADER JEFFRIES: Yeah, it’s an unspeakable and horrific tragedy. And, you know, our thoughts and prayers go out to every single family that has experienced a loss. And we know, you know, I mean, no parent should ever have to bury their child. And dozens will now have to bury their children. And so, with extreme weather events and the climate crisis and these natural disasters, we should never play politics, ever. Not play politics with the wildfires, not play politics with these floods and get the American people the relief that they need and deserve. That’s my commitment.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Our thanks to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) released the following statement regarding the final passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act out of the House of Representatives:
“The House of Representatives just sent the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act to President Trump’s desk with my support. This legislation delivers historic tax relief for workers, middle-class families, farmers, and small businesses.
OBBBA stops the threat of a 24% tax increase on the average taxpayer in Georgia, while ending Democrats’ radical green handouts. The legislation doubles small business expensing which will help our local businesses hire more workers and grow operations. It also provides major relief for the American farmer with the first reference price increases since 2014.
I am pleased that we were able to work quickly to ensure that Congress and President Trump can get much needed relief to America’s farmers, veterans, and taxpayers,” said Rep. Scott.
Barragán, Wasserman Schultz, Garcia Lead Letter Urging FCC to Prioritize Language Accessibility in Hurricane Resiliency Planning
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congresswomen Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led 24 of their colleagues in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include language access experts and advocates for communities with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the agency’s upcoming Hurricane Season Resiliency Roundtable on July 7, 2025.
Signed by Members of Congress representing linguistically diverse and hurricane-prone districts, the letter urges FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Acting Bureau Chief Zenji Nakazawa to prioritize multilingual, culturally competent emergency communications and to embed language accessibility into every phase of disaster preparedness and response.
“Nearly 68 million United States residents speak a language other than English at home, and over 25 million are classified as LEP,” the lawmakers wrote. “During hurricanes and other disasters, these individuals face significant, documented barriers to accessing emergency alerts, evacuation orders, and disaster recovery information in a language that they can understand.”
“As the FCC convenes its Hurricane Season Resiliency Roundtable, it has an opportunity to address longstanding gaps in language accessibility during disasters,” they continued. “To improve access to lifesaving information and support economic resilience, the FCC should prioritize making public safety communications—including Wireless Emergency Alerts, Emergency Alert System messages broadcast over television and radio, and 9-1-1 accessibility standards—multilingual, culturally competent, and accessible to all.”
Rep. Barragán has long championed language accessibility and continues to lead efforts in Congress to ensure that language is never a barrier to safety or survival.
In addition to Barragan, Wasserman Schultz, and Garcia, the letter was signed by Representatives Maxwell Frost, Darren Soto, Adriano Espaillat, Yvette Clarke, Alma Adams, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Frederica Wilson, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Bennie Thompson, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sanford Bishop, Jr., Lois Frankel, Nydia Velázquez, Kathy Castor, Lizzie Fletcher, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Dan Goldman, Jared Moskowitz, Robin Kelly, Cleo Fields, Judy Chu, Valerie Foushee, Kevin Mullin, and Bobby Scott.
The full text of the letter can be found here and below:
Chairman Carr and Acting Bureau Chief Nakazawa:
As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prepares for its upcoming Hurricane Season Resiliency Roundtable, we urge you to include language access experts and advocates who serve communities with limited English proficiency (LEP). Public safety communications that fail to address language needs leave millions of people vulnerable, and no resiliency framework is complete without closing this gap.
Nearly 68 million United States residents speak a language other than English at home, and over 25 million are classified as LEP.[1] During hurricanes and other disasters, these individuals face significant, documented barriers to accessing emergency alerts, evacuation orders, and disaster recovery information in a language that they can understand. These challenges are not hypothetical—they have played out in real time during recent disasters, with serious and sometimes deadly consequences.
In Houston, for example, nearly half a million residents have limited or no English proficiency, and the city is home to more than 145 spoken languages.[2] When Hurricane Beryl tore through Houston last year, significant portions of the city’s LEP community reported feeling unprepared, as most emergency resources were available in English and Spanish but not other languages spoken by a large number of residents.[3] This is particularly alarming as Harris County, where Houston is located, scores a 100/100 or “very high” for hurricane risk on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Risk Index.[4]
The State of Florida, another hurricane hotspot, boasts over 4.8 million foreign-born residents who speak more than 130 languages.[5] More than 400,000 households in Florida speak Haitian Creole as their primary language, and tens of thousands more primarily speak Portuguese, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Arabic, German, Russian, Italian, or another language.[6] Communicating effectively with these diverse populations is a complex undertaking—particularly for rural, agricultural counties in north central Florida, which often operate with limited resources. Many of these counties lack in-house interpreters or multilingual social media outreach, and more than a third do not have bilingual staff or call-in language lines.[7] These constraints highlight the need for stronger federal support and coordination to ensure all communities receive timely, accurate emergency information in a language that they understand.
The stakes of inadequate communication go beyond immediate safety—they also affect a community’s ability to recover economically after a disaster. Immigrants in Florida’s workforce—including many who are classified as LEP—contribute an estimated $179 billion to the state economy annually in personal income, making up more than one-fifth of all spending power in the state.[8] Throughout the United States, immigrants represent approximately 17 percent of the nation’s labor force and contribute over $2 trillion annually to the United States’ gross domestic product. Ensuring effective communication with these LEP communities during emergencies not only protects lives but also safeguards economic resilience by minimizing disruption and enabling faster recovery.
As the FCC convenes its Hurricane Season Resiliency Roundtable, it has an opportunity to address longstanding gaps in language accessibility during disasters. To improve access to lifesaving information and support economic resilience, the FCC should prioritize making public safety communications—including Wireless Emergency Alerts, Emergency Alert System messages broadcast over television and radio, and 9-1-1 accessibility standards—multilingual, culturally competent, and accessible to all. Language access must be embedded into every phase of disaster management: preparedness, response, and recovery. Yet too often, it is treated as an afterthought.
For these reasons, we urge the FCC to include LEP-serving advocates, language access experts, and representatives of immigrant, refugee, and Indigenous communities in the July 7th roundtable. Their perspectives are critical to identifying systemic weaknesses, enhancing protocols, and ensuring emergency systems reach all communities before, during, and after disasters.
Thank you for your attention to this critical component of disaster preparedness and public safety.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Reconciliation) Passes the U.S. House
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) will be signed into law by President Trump on July 4th
Washington, D.C. (July 3, 2025) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed the Senate amendment to H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Reconciliation bill):
“Congress has passed the long-discussed Big, Beautiful, Bill Act, and delivered the American people a huge victory. This legislation addresses many of the legislative priorities that President Trump promised to Americans during his campaign for President. Although the bill is not perfect, as none are, nor does it include several provisions of the original House version, I voted in favor of the largest tax cut in history, ending the Biden-era invasion of our southern border, and reducing wasteful and abusive spending of taxpayer dollars.
“Americans are tired of having a government that they are afraid of, and want a government they can be proud of. This Reconciliation package scales back the size and scope of federal agencies, cuts red-tape, brings more accountability, and cuts fraud, waste, and abuse. This bill is a good start, but Congress still has a lot of work to do; as we must continue to move back to a government that is small in size, limited in scope, and dedicated to preserving the rights and liberties of the American people.
“Last November, voters gave the President and Congress an unprecedented mandate to govern, and to tackle the very challenges that this bill addresses. With this historic legislation, Americans will be keeping more of their hard-earned money and paying less for food and fuel, while enjoying a level of safety not seen in years, as our southern border becomes more secure. With President Trump’s signature, the Big, Beautiful, Bill will usher in the Golden Age of America and put our great country back on the path to prosperity.”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Adam Smith (9th District of Washington)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement regarding the upcoming House vote on the so-called “Big Ugly Bill,” a sweeping Republican proposal that would severely harm families across Washington state—including tens of thousands in the Ninth Congressional District:
“This bill is one of the most reckless and cruel legislative efforts I’ve seen in my career and it’s Washington families who would pay the price.
“It threatens the basic health care coverage that hundreds of thousands of people across our state depend on. It strips food assistance from tens of thousands of families. It raises energy costs, cuts clean energy jobs, and guts support for our public schools — all while giving billionaires a massive tax break and adding over $3 trillion to the debt.
“In our district, we know how critical programs like Apple Health and SNAP are to ensuring that families, seniors, and children can live with dignity. We know what happens when hospitals close, when energy bills spike, and when student debt becomes even more crushing. This bill would make all of that worse.
“Let’s be clear: none of this is necessary. These cuts aren’t about balancing the budget — this bill actually increases the debt and deficit by trillions. These cuts are about handing more power and more money to the wealthiest Americans while punishing working people. It’s cynical, it’s dangerous, and it’s wrong.
“The people of the Ninth District elected me to fight for their best interests, not to stand by while Congress pulls the rug out from under their lives. I will be voting no on the Big Ugly Bill and I urge my colleagues to do the same.”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03)
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted NO on the Republican reconciliation package supported by President Donald Trump, citing the bill’s catastrophic impacts on working families, seniors, and children with disabilities across the Commonwealth.
“Donald Trump’s bill isn’t about helping working families – it’s about giving the wealthiest 1 percent another massive tax break while ripping away health care, food, education, and essential services from millions of Americans,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “In Massachusetts, the cost of Trump’s betrayal will be devastating. Seniors will lose care, children with disabilities will lose critical support, and working families will struggle just to put food on the table and keep the lights on, all so millionaires and billionaires can pocket tens or even hundreds of thousands more each year in tax breaks.”
Donald Trump’s “Big, Ugly Bill” will deliver nearly $1 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans, including an average tax break of at least $80,000, while the bottom 20 percent of families will lose money due to the steep cuts in the bill. Specifically, the legislation will:
Kick 17 million Americans off their health care, including 326,262 people in Massachusetts. The bill slashes more than $1 trillion from health care programs, enacts the largest Medicaid cut ever, and triggers $500 billion in Medicare cuts. Independent estimates project more than 51,000 preventable deaths as a direct result of these cuts.
Close hospitals and nursing homes across the country. Up to 300 hospitals, many serving rural and underserved areas, could be forced to cut staff and services or shut down entirely. An estimated one in four nursing homes could close.
Defund Planned Parenthood, stripping millions of women of access to cancer screenings, birth control, and basic preventive care.
Deliver the largest cut to nutritional assistance in U.S. history, slashing SNAP by 20 percent. As many as 5 million people could lose food assistance, with tens of millions of children at risk of losing school breakfast and lunch programs.
Increase energy costs for working families and seniors, with cuts to clean energy programs causing families to pay an average of $400 more per year. Low-income seniors will face even greater challenges affording heating and electricity.
Kill more than 1 million jobs, with 840,000 clean energy jobs lost over the next 5 years and nearly 800,000 more over the next decade.
Undermine public schools while making college and higher education more expensive. The bill creates a permanent, unlimited tax credit for private school vouchers, draining funds from public schools and attacking protections for student borrowers.
Make dangerous weapons cheaper and more accessible, by eliminating taxes on silencers, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns – taxes that have been in place since 1934 to protect public safety.
Add $4 trillion to the national debt, including $700 billion in new interest payments alone, driving the debt to 128% of GDP by 2034 and threatening long-term economic stability.
“This is a reverse Robin Hood plan,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “It takes from the most vulnerable to give to the ultra-wealthy, and it will do lasting damage to the health, safety, and economic security of our communities. I voted no, because Massachusetts families deserve better.”
The reconciliation bill passed today 218-214 with all Democrats and just two Republicans voting NO.
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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21)
New Law Delivers Federal Funding to Reimburse Local Law Enforcement for Trump Security Costs in Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL, July 4, 2025
The reconciliation bill signed into law includes critical funding to reimburse law enforcement agencies for overtime costs incurred while protecting the President. This new grant program will ensure local and state agencies are not left shouldering the financial burden of presidential security operations. The grant period will cover expenses over the next five years, providing long-term support for those on the front lines of public safety.
Importantly, this grant program will give local Palm Beach County law enforcement an opportunity to recover millions of dollars from the federal government for security provided to President Trump while he is in our area.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th District of Illinois)
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent aletterto President Trump urging him to reverse reported plans to restrict the flow of classified information to Congress following the June 21, 2025, U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The letter follows reports that the Administration intends to withhold intelligence after a leak related to Operation Midnight Hammer, which targeted sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. In the days since the strikes, conflicting accounts have emerged about their effectiveness—raising serious questions about how much Iran’s nuclear program was disrupted and whether President Trump and his Administration misled the public about the operation’s impact.
“As a Member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I strongly believe that leaks of classified information must be investigated to hold those responsible accountable,” Congressman Krishnamoorthi wrote. “Congressional intelligence committees also have an obligation to conduct congressional oversight regarding any and all intelligence and intelligence-related activities, and U.S. law clearly states that ‘The President shall ensure that the congressional intelligence committees are kept fully and currently informed of the intelligence activities of the United States, including any significant anticipated intelligence activity.’”
Congressman Krishnamoorthi warned that limiting the flow of classified information to Congress would violate that legal requirement. “Your Administration’s plans to limit sharing sensitive information with Congress, as recent reports detail, would not comply with the law to keep the congressional intelligence committees ‘fully and currently informed,’” he continued.
The letter also highlights conflicting accounts about the effectiveness of the strikes. “These conflicting reports are deeply alarming and require further evaluation from the intelligence community,” it states.
“While mindful that intelligence gathering and operation analysis is still ongoing, it is critical that Congress has full and immediate access to all information necessary to conduct oversight,” Krishnamoorthi wrote. “I expect that your Administration will adhere to its legal obligations and ensure that Congress, particularly the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is provided with timely, comprehensive, and unfiltered access to intelligence assessments and operational analyses.”