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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after voting against the partisan Republican budget, H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Big-Ugly Bill. “Republicans had six months to work with Democrats on a bipartisan, responsible budget. Instead, they’ve chosen to put billionaires and big corporations first at the expense of the people of the San Joaquin Valley. Healthcare is essential as the majority of the people that I represent rely on Medicaid, Medicare and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These vital safety nets ensure families can access food, healthcare, and stable housing. But this bill guts those services and puts rural hospitals at risk of closure, while adding $4 trillion to the deficit. That’s not fiscal responsibility—it’s a direct attack on the communities I represent,” said Congressman Costa.
BACKGROUNDThe Senate passed its version of the bill despite bipartisan opposition by a vote of 51-50, advancing legislation originally passed by House Republicans in May 2025. The budget bill is moving through budget reconciliation, a fast-track process that allows Congress to pass fiscal legislation with a simple majority in the Senate.The Senate’s bill goes even further in slashing vital support for American families. It strips more than $1.3 trillion from Medicaid, SNAP, and subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while adding an estimated $4 trillion in debt to the deficit. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the bill will cause 17 million Americans to lose their coverage and increase costs for low-income Medicaid recipients.Data from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and House Budget Democrats found that the One Big-Ugly bill threatens the well-being and health of the people of the San Joaquin Valley:

End health coverage for millions — Slashes over $1.1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, resulting in at least 17 million Americans losing their insurance. 

51,233 people in Costa’s district will lose Medicaid (Medi-Cal) coverage, including seniors, children, and those with disabilities. Costa’s district is the second-highest dependent congressional district in California. 
9,700 people in Costa’s district will lose their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  

Cut SNAP at historic levels — Cuts nearly $200 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest cut in the program’s history. 

35,000 people in Costa’s district will lose SNAP benefits – the highest dependent congressional district in California. 

Put rural hospitals and clinics at risk — Cuts funding for community health centers, nursing homes, and hospitals like Community Medical Centers (CMC) and Adventist Health that rely heavily on Medicaid to serve low-income and elderly patients. 
Defund Planned Parenthood – Strips all federal funding from Planned Parenthood, leaving many women with nowhere to go for cancer screenings and prenatal care.

Congressman Costa introduced multiple amendments to protect Valley families—proposals to preserve year-round Medicaid coverage for 775,000 children, restore wildfire prevention funding, preserve SNAP benefits, and ensure that those on SNAP can still receive assistance to pay their home energy bills through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Every Republican voted against it.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Randy Weber (14th District of Texas)

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill:

“President Trump made a promise to cut taxes, protect seniors, and put American workers first. Today, we moved that promise across the finish line. The One Big Beautiful Bill delivers the largest tax cuts for families in a generation. It ends taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits because the government has no business taxing what you’ve already earned. It strengthens Medicaid for those who genuinely need it, unleashes American energy to restore our leadership on the world stage, secures our border, and cracks down on the waste, fraud, and abuse that’s running rampant in Washington.”

“Now look, with a razor-thin majority, no bill is perfect. Every member, including me, could point to something they wish were different. But this legislation marks a huge step forward in putting the American people back in charge, not the bureaucrats. We’ve still got work to do to rein in spending and fix the fiscal mess we inherited. But this bill lays the groundwork for real, lasting success and puts us back on a path to strength, prosperity, and American greatness.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Donald Norcross (1st District of New Jersey)

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) voted against President Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, which would result in the largest cuts to healthcare and food assistance in American history.  

“I voted an emphatic ‘NO’ on President Trump’s Big Ugly Bill to rip healthcare and food assistance away from millions of seniors, veterans, and working families,” said Congressman Donald Norcross. “This bill marks the largest cuts to healthcare and food assistance in American history, and people will die as a result of this catastrophic legislation. Seventeen million Americans stand to lose their health insurance, 42 million could lose their food benefits, and countless Americans will lose their jobs. In America, we’re supposed to stand up for one another, not kick people when they’re down. This bill is a betrayal of our most fundamental values: freedom, compassion, and basic human decency.” 

The Big Ugly Bill Breakdown: 

• Provides more than $5 trillion in tax breaks, which will primarily benefit billionaires.  
• Guts Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act by more than $1 Trillion. 
• 17 million Americans will lose their health insurance. 
• Threatens the closure of more than 300 rural hospitals and more than 500 nursing homes. 
• Triggers $535 billion in Medicare cuts through a process known as sequestration, which occurs when trillions of dollars are added to the deficit. The process would require hundreds of billions in automatic payment cuts to Medicare providers, threatening patient access to care. 
• Allows states to impose 90-day lockout periods on kids who get their healthcare through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—subjecting them to arbitrary periods where they are uninsured. 
• Cuts SNAP by 20 percent, while forcing states to cover more of SNAP’s cost 
• 42 million Americans risk having their food assistance taken away or reduced. 
• Raises Americans’ utility bills and eliminates good-paying jobs by gutting energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 
• Increases the deficit by $3.4 trillion. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Denounces Passage of Trump’s Billionaire Bill

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN-04)

Congressman Baird Supports the One Big Beautiful Bill, Votes for Largest Tax Cut in American History

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)

Pressley Implored Colleagues to Reject Cruel Legislation and Helped Stall a Vote on the House Floor

Press Conference Video (YouTube)

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the final passage of Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill that will rip healthcare and food assistance away from millions of people, including in Massachusetts, push reproductive healthcare further out of reach nationwide, and fuel Trump’s unlawful mass deportation agenda.

Yesterday, Rep. Pressley joined colleagues at a press conference imploring the House to reject this cruel, harmful legislation, and the Congresswoman also joined the Congressional Black Caucus and over 100 colleagues in stalling a vote on the House floor. Rep. Pressley also filed an amendment to the bill this week with Rep. Diana DeGette to protect and expand reproductive healthcare.

“Republicans have passed a bill that will be a death sentence—denying millions medical care, denying children food, and violently deporting immigrant families to destabilized countries,” said Congresswoman Pressley. “This is unforgivable. I remain yours in service to every family who calls the Massachusetts 7th home, and I will never stop fighting for you.”

In Massachusetts, this bill is estimated to cause:

• Over 320,000 people to lose health insurance
• At least 103,000 to lose food assistance
• 63,334 students to lose their Pell grants
• 11,000 manufacturing and energy jobs to be cut
• $1,400 in yearly premium increases for people covered by the ACA in the MA-07
• $290 more per year in increased energy bills

Congresswoman Pressley has been an outspoken critic of this harmful legislation since its inception.

• Rep. Pressley joined colleagues at a press conference imploring the House to reject the cruel and harmful legislation.
• Rep. Pressley joined the Congressional Black Caucus and over 100 colleagues in stalling a vote on the Big, Ugly Bill.  
• Rep. Pressley and Rep. Diana DeGette, Co-Chairs of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, filed an amendment to the bill to protect and expand reproductive healthcare.
• Rep. Pressley issued a statement condemning the Senate’s passage of the Big, Ugly Bill and vowing to continue fighting it using every tool available.
• Ahead of the third anniversary if the Dobbs decision, Rep. Pressley and her colleagues stood in solidarity with Planned Parenthood and condemned the proposed cuts to reproductive healthcare under Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill.
• Rep. Pressley and author Darrick Hamilton authored a Washington Post op-ed in which they discussed the regressive, ineffective “Trump Accounts” provision of Republicans’ reconciliation bill and urged Congress to instead embrace Baby Bonds to advance economic justice.
• Rep. Pressley rallied with advocates from Caring Across Generations, Care Can’t Wait, and partner organizations to protest Trump’s and Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill that proposes disastrous cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential programs and would leave communities sicker, poorer, and more vulnerable.
• Ahead of the House’s vote on the bill, Rep. Pressley delivered an impassioned speech on the House floor in which she made a direct appeal to her Republican colleagues to oppose this cruel and harmful bill.
• Rep. Pressley delivered a floor speech in which she slammed the bill’s proposed Medicaid cuts, which would decimate reproductive healthcare in America and worsen maternal health outcomes.
• Rep. Pressley co-hosted a press conference with Color of Change to oppose the Republicans’ cruel and harmful budget reconciliation package, which would gut critical programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
• Rep. Pressley rallied with caregivers, advocates, and fellow lawmakers at a 24-hour vigil to protect Medicaid from Republicans’ cruel budget cuts that would devastate communities across this country.
• In the House Oversight Committee’s markup of the Republican reconciliation bill, Rep. Pressley demanded Republicans answer to the families who would go hungry by way of this reconciliation bill – and she was met with silence.
• In the House Financial Services Committee’s markup of the Republican reconciliation bill, Rep. Pressley condemned the bill’s proposed cuts to Medicaid and shared the story of Mary Marinelli, a 70-year-old hospice nurse from a Republican district in Michigan whose family depends on Medicaid to care for their autistic son.
• In an impassioned speech on the House floor, Rep. Pressley slammed Republicans’ cruel and callous budget resolution that would slash Medicaid and other critical government services to pay for trillions of dollars in tax giveaways for Donald Trump’s billionaire donors.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24)

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) released the statement below following the final passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. Carbajal voted against the bill because it contains extreme and unprecedented cuts to essential programs like Medicaid and food assistance. The bill now heads to the President’s desk.

“Republicans in Congress passed Donald Trump’s disastrous budget bill that puts billionaires first and working families last,” said Rep. Carbajal. “This bill is a betrayal of the millions of children, seniors, and veterans who will lose their health care and food assistance. It’s a betrayal of the young people who will now shoulder the massive national debt burden this bill creates. It’s a betrayal of rural communities who will face unprecedented funding cuts to their hospitals and nursing homes. Donald Trump and congressional Republicans promised to lower the cost of living and make life easier, but this bill will do the exact opposite. Their agenda is shameful, and I’ll continue to fight back.”

In California’s 24th Congressional District, 119,000 residents benefit from food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Over 236,000 people rely on Medicaid (also known in California as Medi-Cal).

While Republican leaders claim their bill won’t cut Medicaid benefits, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed that the Republican budget would result in the largest Medicaid cuts in U.S. history (see fact sheet here). The Republican bill slashes $900 billion from Medicaid, a critical program that provides essential health care to nearly one in three Americans.

The Republican bill also makes unprecedented cuts to SNAP, which helps over 42 million Americans afford groceries. 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement following final passage of H.R. 1, Republicans’ sweeping tax reconciliation bill, which enacts the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in American history.

“Today, Republicans in Congress turned their backs on the people they were elected to serve, ramming through a reckless budget package that will leave America hungrier, sicker, and poorer. This wasn’t about policy or the public good. It was about appeasing Donald Trump and checking a political box, no matter the human cost.

“Instead of course-correcting after the Senate returned an even more extreme version of the bill, House Republicans caved without remorse. They pushed through the largest cuts to Medicaid in our nation’s history, ripping away health care coverage from more than 17 million Americans, with millions more having to pay higher premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. They gutted food assistance with the largest cuts in American history, jeopardizing SNAP for 40 million people, including 16 million children, 8 million seniors, 4 million people with disabilities, and 1.2 million veterans. They increased the national debt by $3.4 trillion over ten years, all to deliver a massive unearned tax cut to billionaires.

“Now, after gutting the social safety net and mortgaging our children’s future, they’re heading home to celebrate the Fourth of July. Meanwhile, working families are left to suffer the consequences.

“By passing this egregious and outright awful bill, Republicans made one thing unmistakably clear: their loyalty lies with Donald Trump, not the American people. They have abandoned their duty to govern. They chose blind allegiance over responsibility, compassion, and common sense.

“Every single House Democrat voted no on this cruel and despicable bill because the American people deserve better. This bill may be headed to Donald Trump’s desk, but our fight is far from over. I will keep fighting tooth and nail to push back against the cruelty, extremism, and misplaced priorities of Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, and to fight for a future where every family has a fair shot.”

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Issues: 119th Congress, Budget

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Scott Peters (52nd District of California)

Washington, D.C – Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) voted against the Republican tax plan to cut healthcare and food assistance for millions of vulnerable Americans to pay for tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations that don’t need them. The Republican plan would kick 17 million people off their Medicaid and Affordable Care Act health plans, according to an analysis by the independent Congressional Budget Office. The bill also cuts short programs that encourage clean energy development that would produce enough energy to power 227 million homes. This will increase electricity bills by up to 29% and cost millions of construction jobs. And the non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has found that the bill could add more than $4 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years.

After the House voted 218-214 to pass the measure, Representative Peters released the following statement:

“Today, Congressional Republicans put President Trump’s cruel, reckless agenda above the good of the American people. They will have to answer to the people they represent on how forcing millions off their health coverage will make America healthy again, how higher energy prices, fewer jobs, and more pollution will help our communities, and how they can support the biggest ever addition to the national debt.

“All of this is to pay for tax cuts for people and corporations that don’t need them. We can all agree that to get our fiscal house in order, there should be compromise and shared sacrifice. But this partisan bill asks only those with the least to sacrifice while giving tax breaks to those with the most. It is obscene.

“The fight for more affordable and accessible healthcare, a cleaner environment, and responsible fiscal policy is not over. I will continue to work to minimize the harm of this disastrous bill on San Diegans.”

Read more about Rep. Peters’ opposition to the bill here.

CA-50 Medicaid Facts: 

• 156,100 people in the district rely on Medicaid for health coverage—that’s 20 percent of all district residents. 
• 34,700 children in the district are covered by Medicaid. 
• 17,700 seniors in the district are covered by Medicaid. 
• 64,900 adults in the district have Medicaid coverage through Medicaid expansion—that includes pregnant women who are able to access prenatal care sooner because of Medicaid expansion, parents, caretakers, veterans, people with substance use disorder and mental health treatment needs, and people with chronic conditions and disabilities. 
• At least five hospitals in the district had negative operating margins in 2022. These hospitals would be especially hard-hit by cuts to Medicaid. For example: 
• Scripps Mercy Hospital had a negative 25.3 percent operating margin—and nearly 22 percent of its revenue came from Medicaid. 
• Sharp Coronado Hospital had a negative 3.5 percent operating margin—and over 36 percent of its revenue came from Medicaid. 
• University of California San Diego Medical Center had a negative 2.4 percent operating margin—and nearly 19 percent of its revenue came from Medicaid. 
• There are 54 health center delivery sites in the district that serve 529,944 patients. 
• Those health centers and patients rely on Medicaid—statewide, 69 percent of health center patients rely on Medicaid for coverage. 
• Health centers will not be able to stay open and provide the same care that they do today, with more uninsured and underinsured patients. They are already operating on thin margins—in 2023, nationally, nearly half of health centers had negative operating margins. 
• Medicaid cuts put health centers at risk, including: 
• Family Health Centers of San Diego 
• Neighborhood Healthcare 
• North County Health Project 
• San Diego American Indian Health Centers 
• St. Vincent De Paul Village 

Representative Peters is the co-author of the Fiscal Commission Act, legislation to create a bicameral and open-door commission to tackle our nation’s long-term debt, help us avoid automatic and across-the-board cuts to Social Security and Medicare, and secure a more prosperous future for our children. 

 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (First District of Colorado)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after she voted no on the Big, Ugly Bill in the House of Representatives. 

“Today, Republicans in Congress jammed through the most cruel and fiscally irresponsible bill in modern history. It takes vital benefits away from the most vulnerable Americans to give billionaires and mega corporations massive tax breaks in the largest transfer of wealth we have ever seen. It includes the biggest cut in nutritional benefits in our history, it kicks nearly 17 million Americans off their health care, and it defunds Planned Parenthood causing even more Americans to lose health care.

“Furthermore, it assaults our clean energy sector which will kill hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs and harm our progress on tackling the climate crisis. If that’s not bad enough, this bill will add nearly $4 trillion to the debt and deepen the deficit even as my Republican colleagues endlessly preach about the need for ‘fiscal responsibility.’

“The cruelty behind this bill is simply staggering, and it is all to appease the ego of Donald Trump and further his extreme and hateful agenda of mass deportations and his dangerous America Alone foreign policy. Our country is watching, and those who supported this horrific bill must justify taking Medicaid away from children, the disabled, our veterans, and senior citizens so that billionaires can get even more money in their pockets.

“I am sickened this bill is even seeing the light of day, and my Republican colleagues who supported it should be ashamed of themselves.”

The bill passed by a margin of 218-214 with every House Democrat voting no.

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