Rosen Votes Against Republican Budget Proposal to Cut Medicaid to Pay for Tax Cuts for Billionaires

Senate Republicans Voted Down A Rosen Amendment To Cut Taxes For Middle Class and Small Businesses While Making Ultra-Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share

Watch Senator Rosen's Remarks on Her Amendment HERE.

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after voting against Republicans' extreme budget resolution that targeted critical programs Nevadans rely on - like Medicaid, food assistance, and more - to pay for more tax giveaways for the ultra-wealthy. Senator Rosen filed an amendment to cut taxes for the middle class and small businesses while making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share, but Senate Republicans opposed it. She also voted to include provisions in this resolution to block tax cuts for billionaires, protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and combat President Trump's cost-raising tariffs, but Senate Republicans blocked them.

"Senate Republicans just passed yet another budget resolution that calls for deep cuts to vital programs like Medicaid and food assistance, all to pay for more tax breaks for the wealthiest individuals," said Senator Rosen. "I led the charge on a measure to cut taxes for the middle class while making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share, but Senate Republicans voted it down. They did all of this in the dead of night because they know their actions are extremely unpopular and wanted to hide them from the American people. I'll keep fighting for hardworking Nevadans and against hyper-partisan legislation that harms the programs they rely on most."

Senator Rosen has been a strong critic of Republicans' budget plans that would drastically increase our national deficit and give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy by cutting programs Nevadans rely on. This week, she took to the Senate floor to call out Congressional Republicans for this extreme budget plan. Senator Rosen also joined her Senate colleagues in urging President Donald Trump to reject Congressional Republicans' legislative plans to increase the cost of living for Americans.

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