Hoyer Statement After House Republicans Pass Legislation Taking Health Care From 17 Million Americans

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after voting against H.R.1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act":

"​What Trump and Congressional Republicans call their 'one big, beautiful bill,' Americans correctly recognize as one big, brazen betrayal. The bill House Republicans passed today is even more harmful than the version they passed last month. This legislation makes working Americans poorer, hungrier, and unhealthier – all to provide the wealthiest individuals with a tax cut.

"Making the largest cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in history, the bill will cause roughly one in every twenty Americans to lose their health insurance. It betrays millions of Americans who will go hungry because of its cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Republicans are also selling out future generations of Americans, forcing them to pay off the $3.4 trillion this bill adds to the national debt.

"I joined Democrats in voting against this bill because the People's House has no business making struggling Americans fall further behind so that the wealthy can get even further ahead. The American people will remember this betrayal – and how each Member voted today."