Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that the House Republican budget will devastate American families and Democrats will continue to stand united in opposition.

LEADER JEFFRIES: Good morning, everyone. Just yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office confirmed what we have long understood to be the case with the reckless Republican budget. House Republicans and Donald Trump have proposed the largest cut to Medicaid in American history and they’ve also put a target on the back of Social Security and Medicare. So let me be clear. House Democrats are going to stand on the side of the American people, which means standing on the side of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, our veterans, nutritional assistance for children and families and the health care of every single American. Republicans are trying to rip healthcare away from tens of millions of Americans. Children will be devastated. Families will be devastated. People with disabilities will be devastated. And older Americans will be devastated. Hospitals will close—including in rural America—all across the country and nursing homes will shut down. Those are the implications of the House Republican budget, and every single Democrat are going to continue to stand against it.

Full press conference can be watched here. 

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