George Polycranos

Port Matilda

Americans understand that adversity can strike anyone at any time–and our instinct is to support our neighbors in times of need. So how can our elected officials justify a budget bill that threatens the security of countless families, while further enriching those already at the top? This isn’t just bad policy, it’s a moral failing.

Despite overwhelming public disapproval of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans were determined to steal from the most vulnerable Americans in order to pass a bill giving even greater power and wealth to the billionaire elites.

This bill will cause 17 million Americans to lose their health insurance; gut Medicaid; close rural hospitals and take food assistance away from 5 million children.

Four trillion dollars will be added to our already staggering national debt causing interest rates to rise while weakening the U.S. dollar and our nation’s ability to respond to national emergencies.

Energy costs will skyrocket and high-paying jobs will be lost nationwide as we gut renewable energy projects and cede a critical growth industry to China.

Republicans always fail to mention that they eliminated the tax on tips only temporarily while making sure that the billionaire tax cuts are permanent. They also managed to postpone the gutting of Medicaid until AFTER the midterm election.

Call and email your Republican Senators and congress members to let them know that you will not forget their betrayal of hardworking Americans and will hold them accountable in the midterm election.