Congressman Sorensen Responds to Passage of Republican Tax Giveaway to Billionaires, Cuts to Medicaid

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) issued the following statement in response to House Republicans passing their budget proposal that calls for giving massive tax breaks to billionaires, while cutting more than $880 billion from Medicaid.

"The budget House Republicans passed today would rip health care coverage away from neighbors with disabilities, women receiving breast cancer treatments, and postpartum moms to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations," said Congressman Eric Sorensen. "As many as 110,395 children and 20,000 seniors in my district could be kicked off Medicaid and 194,000 could lose access to SNAP benefits that help families in Central and Northwestern Illinois put food on the table. I'm in Congress to fight for my neighbors, not the top .1% getting a six-figure tax giveaway off the backs of vulnerable communities in my district."