FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 10, 2025

MEDIA CONTACT: 

e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov

c: 202.913.0126

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the passage of the House Republicans’ budget bill:

“The sickening budget bill just passed by House Republicans is nothing more than a reckless and reprehensible attack on American families. Within this rotten legislation are trillions of dollars in horrific cuts to Medicaid, veterans benefits, school lunches, and other safety nets Americans rely on just to survive, all to fund tax breaks for mega-corporations and the billionaire donors who own them. Moreover, this bill will astronomically increase the federal budget deficit that my Republican colleagues are so eager to address whenever Democrats are in power.

“Let’s be clear: the only purpose of this historically bad bill is to line the pockets of the fabulously wealthy with the hard-earned money of working Americans. While my Republican colleagues continue to act as though they care for everyday Americans, and as they curse anyone who dares suggest what we can all plainly see, this bill will stand as a lasting testament to the depths of Republican hypocrisy and greed. The American people will not soon forget that House Republicans sold them out today. I’m proud to say that I voted no and did not contribute to their cruel betrayal.”

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