Casten Statement on Republican Bill to Gut Medicaid
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after voting against the House Republican bill to gut Medicaid and roll back Inflation Reduction Act tax credits in order to give a tax cut to Donald Trump and Elon Musk:
“The House Republican bill stands to strip over 20,235 people in the 6th Congressional District of their health insurance. It would gut Medicaid – a program that benefits ALL Americans. And, it would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from food assistance programs like SNAP, making it more difficult for children, seniors, and veterans to eat.
“Who does it benefit? The bill gives a tax cut to the wealthiest 1% of Americans. It boosts fossil fuel companies by making it harder for consumers to access cheaper, more reliable energy sources. It makes life easier for people like Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the expense of hard-working families.
“This bill is among the most harmful and dangerous that the House has considered during my time in Congress. There is a reason House Republicans worked almost exclusively in the middle of the night to pass it – they don’t want the American people to know about it. I was proud to vote Hell no.”
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