‘America’s Worst Budget Ever’: Latimer Calls GOP Bill A ‘Tax Scam’ Benefiting ‘Wealthiest’ Americans

During remarks on the House floor on Monday, Rep. George Latimer (D-NY) slammed the GOP budget bill.

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00:00The gentleman is recognized for one minute.

00:02Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

00:04America's worst budget ever.

00:08That's what we're voting on this week.

00:10It's essentially a tax scam that will benefit the wealthiest of Americans.

00:15196,000 people in my district will have their health care taken away,

00:21including 73,000 children and 27,000 seniors.

00:26Continuing a cap on the state and local tax and salt deduction instead of full restoration.

00:33This means New Yorkers will keep paying more in federal taxes.

00:37All for tax breaks and giveaways to those who don't need it.

00:4174,000 people in my district will lose their SNAP benefits.

00:46It makes it difficult or impossible to put food on the table.

00:50These are the deepest cuts to food assistance ever.

00:54The result? More hungry children.

00:57Last week, our country's bond rating was dropped one grade down from AAA.

01:02We need to change the direction of our country's economic future,

01:06but this bill doesn't do that.

01:08No matter what you hear on the floor this week,

01:11it will add $5 trillion to the national debt.

01:14Spin it any way you want.

01:16Everyday Americans will suffer from this.

01:18The gentleman's time has expired.

01:19Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I yield back my time.