Early this morning, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against the reckless, cruel Republican budget plan that will strip nearly 14 million Americans of health care coverage and slash food assistance for 42 million children, families, and seniors. In North Carolina’s Second District alone, an estimated 27,023 people are projected to lose health insurance.

“House Republicans have officially done the unthinkable,” said Congresswoman Ross. “Their budget is so cruel and so extreme that it will strip children and seniors of their health care and food assistance in order to pay for tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. Make no mistake – if this awful bill is signed into law, it will cost American lives.

“Democrats are resolutely united in opposition to this horrible legislation, the most harmful, shameless budget proposal in living memory. If Senate Republicans have any common sense or common decency, they will immediately toss the House bill in the trash, never to be seen again.”    

Based on Congressional Budget Office’s new analysis:

• Household resources decrease by 2 percent for the bottom 10 percent of the income distribution, growing to a 4 percent decrease by 2033 as Medicaid and SNAP cuts phase in.
• Meanwhile, the top 10 percent would experience a 4 percent increase in household resources in 2027, falling to a 2 percent increase by 2033. The top 10 percent mostly gain more due to decreased tax liability.
• The federal deficit increases by $3.8 trillion due to tax changes. Meanwhile, the Republican budget bill would result in $698 billion in cuts to Medicaid and $267 billion in cuts to SNAP. 

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