Padilla Statement on House Republicans’ Passage of Billionaire-First Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after House Republicans passed their billionaire-first budget reconciliation bill that will gut critical programs and devastate families in California and across the country:
“After scheduling votes in the middle of the night all week, House Republicans voted to cut Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and other vital programs millions of Californians rely on. They will stop at nothing to jam through Trump’s billionaire-first agenda all so that they can fund their tax cuts for the wealthy while racking up our national debt. For them, it’s billionaires over hardworking families and fiscal responsibility — it’s that simple.”
Senator Padilla spoke on the Senate floor against the Republican budget resolution, and voted against advancing it in the Senate in both February and April.
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