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Hakeem Jeffries: “I have never seen a resolution introduced by Members of Congress, let alone a party, the Republican Party, to celebrate…”

On the recordApril 15, 2026
I have never seen a resolution introduced by Members of Congress, let alone a party, the Republican Party, to celebrate themselves for a bill that has damaged the American people. However, if you are around this town long enough, I guess you see it all. I am confused with H. Res. 1156 because the first clause says: Whereas, on July 4, 2025, the President signed Public Law 119-21, commonly known as the ``Working Families Tax Cuts.'' It is commonly known to whom? Let's be clear with the American people: Republicans have made up that name. Why? It is because the bill, the actual name of the bill in Public Law 119-21 is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It is deeply unpopular with the American people, who know it has been a disaster.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Debating a Republican resolution on tax day related to a controversial tax bill.

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