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Rep. Chu Slams GOP Reconciliation Bill: Cuts to Health Care for Families, Handouts for Billionaires

May 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today as the Ways and Means Committee begins consideration of the Republican Budget Reconciliation Bill, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) issued the following statement condemning the proposal:

“Once again, Republicans are showing us exactly who they work for, and it’s not working families. Their bill doesn’t lower costs, expand care, or help the middle class. Instead, it doubles down on Trump’s tax scam: handing trillions to the ultra-rich while making the largest cuts to Medicaid in our nation’s history. 

“My district is still recovering from the devastation of the Eaton Fire, which claimed 18 lives, destroyed more than 9,400 structures, and forced 20,000 people out of their homes. In a moment when our communities need robust federal disaster assistance, affordable health coverage, housing assistance, and infrastructure investment, President Trump and Republicans are giving trillions of dollars in tax giveaways to the ultra-wealthy and corporations who need it the least. .And they’re paying for it by taking this money from those who need it the most,  pushing a plan that explodes the deficit while slashing the basic programs working families depend on to survive and rebuild. 

"If you’re angry, you should be. Call your Republican Representatives and demand they put people over profits. While they hand billions to the wealthy and gut Medicaid, Democrats are fighting to protect health care and ensure no family is left behind.”