Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Slams Trump-Republican Budget for Slashing Medicaid, SNAP, and Raising Taxes on the Most Vulnerable

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) released the following statement in response to House passage of the harmful Republican budget bill:

“Matthew 25 teaches us to care for the poor, feed the hungry, and tend to the sick. Republicans say they believe in those values, but their budget scam does the exact opposite.

"The budget Republicans rammed through the House includes the largest Medicaid cuts in our nation’s history. It guts SNAP, targeting single mothers and taking food out of the mouths of children. It will kick seniors out of nursing homes. It pushes disabled children even further into the margins. And why? To hand more tax breaks to Trump’s billionaire donors.

"The Trump-Republican budget scam is a reverse Robin Hood. It takes from the poor to give to the rich. To make matters worse, this budget would raise taxes on the lowest-income families all while handing out giveaways to those who need it least.

"The American people are watching. They know the difference between leadership and cruelty. They will not forget Republicans chose to give billionaires tax breaks at the expense of children, mothers, seniors, and working people. I will keep fighting, and I will not back down.”