'Why The Hell Would She Vote For It?': House Dem Rips Lisa Murkowski For Backing 'Bad' Big Beautiful Bill

On the House floor, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) slammed the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00The gentlelady from California, Congresswoman Sanchez.

00:02The gentlelady from California is recognized for one minute.

00:05Mr. Speaker, I flew overnight through thunderstorms and flash flood warnings

00:10to be here to stand up for my district this morning

00:13because Republicans refused to stand up for theirs.

00:17I've been in Congress for over 20 years,

00:19and I've never seen such cowardice from my colleagues across the aisle.

00:23Time and time again, we see Republicans fold like cheap lawn chairs.

00:27Senator Murkowski said it was a bad bill.

00:32Then why the hell would you vote for it?

00:34I'm here to stand up against a bill that kicks 17 million Americans off of their health care,

00:40a bill that cuts school lunches and food assistance to children who go to bed hungry every night,

00:46a bill that includes billions of dollars for ICE,

00:50an already bloated agency that has been upending due process

00:53and racially profiling people in my district for weeks.

00:57To my colleagues across the aisle, have you no decency?

01:01Have you no humanity?

01:03It's not too late to do what you know is right by your constituents and by your country.

01:10Vote no on this one big steaming pile of crap.

01:14And I yield back.

01:15I yield back.