EMILYs List Statement on Republican Vote to Choose Billionaires Over Working Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the early morning hours, House Republicans voted to pass a devastating budget reconciliation bill that cuts basic services, including Medicaid, food assistance, and Social Security, to provide tax benefits to the wealthy. This bill will kick nearly 14 million Americans off their health insurance alone and will cost working-class families thousands of dollars more. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement in response:

“This bill isn’t beautiful, it’s bullshit.

Republicans rammed through their wildly unpopular budget reconciliation bill knowing it’s indefensible — that’s why they hid from voters, working in the middle of the night to slash essential services for American families. By prioritizing tax cuts for billionaires, Trump and the Republican Party are endangering the lives of millions and making life less affordable for everyone but the ultra-wealthy. Let’s be clear — every House Republican who voted for this bill chose to abandon working families to give their friends tax breaks. We see you, voters see you, and we will replace you in 2026.”

###EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Over nearly 40 years, EMILYs List has raised nearly $950 million to help Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the most impactful independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 192 women to the House, 29 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,600 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.