Lloyd Doggett On The BBB: 'The Senate Took An Ugly Bill, Went Out And Whipped It With An Ugly Stick'

In remarks on the House floor Thursday, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) spoke about the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00I yield one minute to the gentleman from Texas, distinguished member of the

00:04Budget Committee and ranking member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee,

00:07Mr. Doggett. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for one minute. At 3 35 in the

00:14morning, a favorite time of Republicans for taking up this bill, we consider a

00:19travesty. The Senate took an ugly bill, went out and whipped it with an ugly

00:24stick, made it even uglier. 17 million Americans going without health insurance,

00:30a 17% increase in electric rates, the largest nutritional assistance cut in

00:38American history, leaving Americans hungry. And yet the Independent Committee for a

00:43Responsible Federal Budget condemns this as exploding our debt, spiking it to new

00:49record highs and accelerating the insolvency of Social Security and

00:54Medicare. One thing remains the same. It takes from those with the least and gives

01:01to those with the most, lining the pockets of the super rich with millions in tax

01:07giveaways. It is mean, it is cruel, it is wrong. That's why it's being taken up at

01:14this hour of the morning as they have done throughout this process. Let's reject

01:18this ugly bill and stand up for Americans. I yield back.

01:23The gentleman from Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield one minute to the