Rep. Hoyle Statement on House Republicans’ Senseless Budget Bill
For Immediate Release: February 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) will vote against the House Republicans’ partisan budget bill which will gut crucial programs like Medicaid and SNAP, all while adding a $4.5 trillion tax cut for multi-millionaires and billionaires.
Ahead of the vote, Rep. Hoyle released the following statement:
“After running on reducing the federal spending and the deficit, House Republicans have put forward a budget busting bill that will take healthcare away from millions of Americans and food away from hungry people—all so they can give massive tax breaks to their billionaire buddies. Republicans have the majority in the House, the Senate and lead the White House. This was a bill they put together, this is their budget to pass and they will be responsible for the consequences if it does pass. This bill does not meet the needs of working people. As a result, I’m a hard no.”
Background
In Oregon’s 4th district, under the Republican budget plan:
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23,000 people who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act would see their average premium go up by $1,070 per year — a 40% increase;
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246,589 people on Medicaid are at risk of losing their health care;
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163,000 people would be at risk of losing their SNAP benefits to put food on the table.
Nationally, the House Republican budget plan:
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Increases the debt limit by $4 trillion;
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Adds $1.6 trillion to the deficit;
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Gives away $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy.
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