Senator Markey Statement on One Year Since Trump and Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill

Boston (July 2, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's disastrous "One Big Beautiful Bill."

"Trump and Republicans traded basic needs for billionaire greed," said Senator Markey. "This was really One Big Ugly Bill to make life harder for working families while making life easier for billionaire CEOs and corporate special interests. Trump cut deals while making cuts to our energy supply. He's brought in profits for himself, while looting the pockets of hard-working families. Trump has increased healthcare costs and gasoline prices, yet Americans are still having to foot the bill for Trump's corruption. This fight is far from over. I won't stop until we roll back all of the cuts to our social safety net and reverse the billionaire tax cuts."

Since the Big Ugly Bill was enacted:

• Five million people, including almost 40,000 in Massachusetts, have dropped their Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance coverage this year due to skyrocketing costs.
• In Massachusetts, people who renewed their ACA health plans saw their annual premiums increase on average by $1,000 compared to 2025.
• Since OBBBA went into effect, 175,000 Bay Staters, including almost 62,000 children, have lost their SNAP nutrition assistance.
• Since January 2026, due to the OBBBA and other actions from the Trump administration, nearly 144,000 jobs have been lost or stalled in the clean energy sector and more than 34,000 megawatts of clean capacity were canceled or delayed, which could have powered 17 million American homes.

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