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On the recordApril 22, 2026
it has been 13 months to the day since the House first passed Donald Trump's ``One Big Ugly Bill,'' 290 days since it was signed into law--the largest cut to healthcare in American history; $1 trillion slashed for families, children, seniors, our most vulnerable; billions taken away from hungry families; millions of Americans pushed closer to poverty, closer to financial ruin; rising costs. And for what? To pay for tax cuts for the richest Americans, to give big corporations another leg up, and to give ICE and CBP a budget so astronomical it rivals the military budget of many industrialized nations. For the average American, it has been 290 days of lost opportunities and less affordable healthcare; of harder conversations at the kitchen table; of more sleepless nights worrying about how to get by; more skipped meals; more doctor visits postponed; week upon week of American families hoping against hope that this President and this Congress might recognize the difficulty that they are facing, the struggle they are enduring, the central promise that this President is breaking. Day one of Donald Trump's final term is long past, but the prices-- much to the contrary of what he has promised--have not dropped. His first 100 days are now 15 months ago, and still, inflation persists. Indeed, it is worse.…
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of healthcare cuts and tax policies during a speech on the House floor.

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