As House Democrats rally against a GOP spending bill, they claim it threatens healthcare and could drown the nation in debt.
At a Glance
- House Democrats, led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have announced unified opposition to the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
- Democrats argue the bill’s deep cuts to Medicaid and the ACA would cause 17 million Americans to lose health insurance.
- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects the bill will add over $3 trillion to the national deficit over ten years.
- The legislation has already passed the Senate by a razor-thin margin and now faces a final, contentious vote in the House.
Democrats Unite Against GOP Spending Bill
House Democrats have drawn a firm line in the sand, announcing their unified opposition to the Republican “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a massive tax-and-spending package they argue is a “catastrophic” assault on American healthcare and fiscal responsibility. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has made it clear that not a single Democrat will vote for the legislation, setting the stage for a dramatic partisan showdown.
The bill, a top priority for President Trump, narrowly passed the Senate with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. Its fate now rests in the narrowly divided House.
A “Catastrophic” Threat to Healthcare
The core of the Democratic opposition is focused on the bill’s deep cuts to federal healthcare spending. The legislation would slash approximately $1.1 trillion from programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help pay for making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent.
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According to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, these cuts could have a devastating impact on health coverage. “If all of this comes to pass, it would represent the biggest rollback of health insurance coverage ever due to federal policy changes,” said Cynthia Cox, a vice president at the foundation, in a statement reported by CNBC. It is estimated that up to 17 million Americans could lose their health insurance under the GOP plan.
A $3 Trillion Deficit Bomb
Beyond the healthcare cuts, Democrats are sounding the alarm over the bill’s impact on the national debt. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected that the legislation will add more than $3 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has labeled the bill a “Republican betrayal.” As reported by NPR, he argued that the GOP is paying for tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy by stripping healthcare from working families and piling debt onto future generations. The bill faces a final, high-stakes vote in the House ahead of the July 4th holiday.
