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On the recordFebruary 25, 2025
The Republican budget can be summed up in three simple words: defund, defraud, and deceive. First, the Republicans want to defund social safety net programs working families rely on, like Medicaid, school meals, and food stamps. In my district alone, 425,000 individuals depend on Medicaid for their healthcare. That includes kids and people with disabilities. Second, Republicans want to defraud the American people by taking money from working families to hand out massive tax breaks to billionaires and corporations who pay little to no taxes. Finally, they are trying to deceive the American people by claiming that they are not cutting any programs, but we know at the end of the day that their budget will include cuts to Medicaid and programs that families depend on. Republicans need to step up because this is not just a blue State or a Democratic issue. This will cut benefits, healthcare benefits, for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Americans across the country, including 171,000 in Arizona's Sixth District. We need Republicans to step up and not be shameful and pass this budget.
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Jimmy Gomez
Democratic · California
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Feb 25, 2025

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