Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that while Rubber Stamp Republicans try to jam through their reckless budget, House Democrats will continue to push back against the scheme to enact the largest cut to Medicaid and food assistance in American history. 

LEADER JEFFRIES: Good morning, everyone. The economy is collapsing. The Trump tariffs are raising costs on hardworking American taxpayers. Small businesses are closing. Businesses and corporations are unable to invest and hire people. And Republicans are driving us toward a painful recession. Donald Trump and House Republicans promised the American people last year that they were going to lower costs on day one. But costs aren’t going down, they’re going up. Inflation is going up, and life is getting more expensive in the United States of America. The House Republican majority has been a complete and utter failure. They’ve now had the opportunity to govern for 125 days and we haven’t seen a single bill that actually has moved to the Floor that is designed to make life more affordable.

Instead, what House Republicans are doing is trying to jam this extreme budget down the throats of the American people that would visit the largest cut to healthcare in American history, and at the same time take food out of the mouths of children, veterans and families in order to pay for a massive tax cut for their billionaire donors like Elon Musk. It’s totally and completely unacceptable. And House Democrats will continue to strongly oppose it today, tomorrow, this week, next week and as long as it takes until we can bury this extreme budget in the ground, never to rise again.

Full press conference can be watched here.

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