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Rich Neal: I would ask my House Republican colleagues: Have you no shame? This bill hands $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires…

On the recordJuly 2, 2025
I would ask my House Republican colleagues: Have you no shame? This bill hands $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires and the biggest corporations. It takes healthcare away from 17 million Americans. People will die, and 42 million Americans will go hungry. This bill triggers $500 billion in Medicare cuts. It increases the budget deficit by $3.3 trillion. President Trump and House Republicans have abandoned their promise to lower the cost of living. They are making it worse. I would say to my Republican colleagues: Have the moral courage to oppose this bill. The consequences of this vote will come due. They will not wait until next November. It will come tomorrow, and every day after, and every phone call and letter that your office answers. When your constituents tell you they cannot find health coverage or afford groceries, and they ask what you have done to help, I hope you have the moral courage to tell them the truth; that you did nothing. Vote 'no.'
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing the impact of a proposed tax cut bill during a House floor debate.

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