Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement on her vote against the House Republican budget resolution (H.Con.Res.14).
“My Republican colleagues should be ashamed for advancing such a self-serving budget that continues to prioritize the interests of billionaires and big corporations over hard-working American families. This budget is not a serious plan for our nation’s future nor a responsible framework for government spending. It is a reckless giveaway to the ultra-wealthy that guts vital programs that millions of Americans rely on to survive.
“Rather than providing relief to struggling families, Republicans are handing out an average tax cut of over $300,000 to the wealthiest one percent – all while pushing the costs of these tax breaks onto everyone else and plunging millions of Americans into financial hardship. This budget isn’t just fiscally irresponsible – it is an economic disaster.
“So-called ‘fiscal conservatives’ would add $7 trillion to the national debt to pay for these tax breaks for the rich, while mortgaging our children’s future and raising costs for everyday Americans. This is an outright betrayal of working families and future generations.
“And how do Republicans justify this scheme? By defunding Medicaid. By defunding food programs that feed 15 million children. By gutting the VA. And by cutting funding for public schools and special education programs.
“The Republican budget is an all-out attack on the very people who keep this country running – working families, seniors, veterans, and children. While Americans face record-high inflation and rising costs, Republicans have done nothing – absolutely nothing – to ease the pain or address the escalating economic crisis. In fact, they are actively making things worse by blindly backing Trump’s disastrous tariffs and dragging our economy toward a recession.
“This budget is the largest tax hike on working Americans in 50 years and will cost the average household $3,800 a year.
“That is why I voted no. House Democrats are working for the American people, and I will continue fighting to protect the interests of hard-working families across this country.”
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Issues: 119th Congress