Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Blasts Republican Budget Scheme and Warns of Its Devastating Consequences
Washington, DC – On Monday, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) spoke on the House floor to address the proposed Republican budget and paint the disaster it would be for working families. In exchange for tax cuts for their billionaire friends, Republicans are torpedoing Medicaid and SNAP; programs that working Americans rely on.
Over 59,000 people in Virginia’s 10th district, including 30,000 children, are on Medicaid and risk losing their health care under the current Republican budget plan. Nearly 10,000 people use SNAP to put food on the table for their families and their benefits are also now at risk.
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See below for a transcript of remarks as delivered:
I am genuinely alarmed by the budget we may be voting on this week.
There's a lot not to like, but every American should be paying attention to the cuts being proposed to Medicaid and SNAP benefits.
These cuts will hurt millions and create irreversible damage to our communities.
Yes, it'll hurt my community, where tens of thousands of people benefit from these programs. But this is going to impact every community, and every district, across Virginia and across the country.
Is it because the richest country in the world can't feed hungry kids? Or get people the care they need?
No. Because this budget takes that money, and it gives it to the very richest corporations at the expense of small businesses and working families.
The unintended consequences of these cuts will hurt every American even if you're not on Medicaid or SNAP and force even more middle-class families to live paycheck to paycheck while giving the ultra-rich a tax break.
Let’s talk about a bipartisan budget that doesn’t hurt Americans - not a giveaway to companies that don't need it. I yield back.
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