House Republicans Pass Funding Bill, Threatening Americans’ Hard-Earned Benefits to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Republicans passed a continuing resolution that jeopardizes health care, veterans benefits, and nutrition assistance for millions of everyday Americans as part of their pro-billionaire agenda. Congressional Republicans even snuck a provision into the rule for the continuing resolution that surrenders the House’s power to block President Trump’s tariffs, yet again choosing not to lower costs for families even as the tariffs push the economy closer to a recession. Additionally, this resolution gives President Trump and Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) the green light to ramp up their haphazard cuts to the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs, which are already harming veterans and seniors.

This continuing resolution is yet another step in congressional Republicans’ larger, ongoing plan to give another massive tax break to millionaires and billionaires and force working families to foot the bill. At a time when working people are facing higher prices exacerbated by President Trump’s tariffs, House Republicans are laser focused on threatening benefits for veterans that served our country and senior citizens who paid into Social Security their entire careers to earn their retirement all to pad the pockets of the ultra-wealthy.

“I rely on Social Security to get by each month, and this Republican funding bill does nothing to protect the money that I worked hard for all of my life,” said Sharon Williamson in Omaha, Nebraska (NE-02). “President Trump and Republicans in Congress, like Congressman Don Bacon, are allowing the closure of Social Security offices and cutting vital staff members, increasing the risk that seniors like me will not receive our hard-earned benefits. President Trump and Republicans in Congress are playing with seniors’ lives and livelihoods – all to give the mega rich an even bigger tax break. We need to fight back and stop this massive giveaway to the ultra-wealthy that will come at our expense.”

“This House Republican funding bill is a fundamental betrayal of veterans, seniors, and working-class Americans nationwide,” said Unrig Our Economy spokesperson Kobie Christian. “Why are Republicans pushing these drastic cuts and enabling Trump’s costly tariffs that will make things worse for millions of Americans, including their own constituents? The answer is simple. This is just another step in congressional Republicans’ plot to give billionaires a massive payday, while everyday Americans pay the price. Next week, Congress will head home for House recess and hear from their constituents who want their representatives to stand up against corporate interests, stop their pro-billionaire agenda, and fight for working people instead.”

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