New York, NY—Today, U.S. House Republicans narrowly passed President Trump’s reconciliation bill in a largely party line vote of 215-214, advancing his domestic agenda at the expense of working families. The legislation, which now heads to the Senate, will cut taxes for the wealthy—considered the biggest wealth transfer in U.S. history–while eliminating tax credits for working families and slashing critical programs like Medicaid, food assistance, education and clean energy. This bill will supercharge an immigration enforcement agenda that threatens Constitutional protections.
Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition:
“The Trump administration and Congressional Republicans keep proving over and over again that their only aim is to serve the wealthy, while gutting the social safety net programs that serve low-income people, children and the elderly. The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ turned out to be one big lemon for Americans across the country. If the Senate passes this bill as is, it will take food off the table of vulnerable families, blocking those same families from accessing life-saving programs including resulting in up to 1.5 million New Yorkers potentially losing their health coverage. Meanwhile the bill pours approximately 150 billion dollars into border security, the military, and immigration enforcement—expanding Trump’s cruel detention and deportation machine. This budget endangers the health and well-being of all our families and collective futures whether we live in New York, Ohio or Texas. We urge the Senate to reject this dangerous plan and instead pass a budget that reflects the values of dignity and opportunity for all.”