Democratic Women’s Caucus Leadership Condemns Passage of Betrayed for Billionaires Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, July 3, House Republicans passed a budget that is a direct attack on women and families. Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) issued the following statement on the passage of the bill. 

“Trump and Republicans’ Betrayed for Billionaires Bill rips away health care, food, and reproductive care from women and families to give tax breaks to billionaires, all while raising the national deficit by over $3.9 trillion. It’s morally bankrupt, downright cruel, and the consequences are devastating. 

We’ve heard from pregnant women who are terrified because they access reproductive care at rural hospitals, many of which could close without Medicaid reimbursements. From young women who won’t be able to access cancer screenings, STI testing, or birth control without Planned Parenthood centers. From moms who worry about how they’ll pay for their children’s next meal without nutrition assistance. From women who work in health care terrified to lose their jobs when health centers and hospitals close.

We’ve been sounding the alarm for months, on the House Floor, in Committees, in our communities—everywhere we can to try and protect women and families across every corner of the country. We’ve shared the stories of women who’ve written, called, attended our town halls, and traveled to testify in Washington, D.C. We’ve pleaded for Republicans to find the courage to stand with women, stand with their constituents, and vote against the wealthiest billionaires. Once again, Republicans folded and put Donald Trump and billionaires before hard working women and families.

This is a somber day. Republicans have made life harder and more expensive for millions of families. We are angry and motivated. We will never stop fighting for a better America for every woman and family across the country.”

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