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Senate Republicans Poised to Gut Healthcare, Lower Taxes For Ultra-Rich Behind Closed Doors

Punchbowl: The Senate is planning to rewrite portions of the tax, spending cuts and border security package…But a lot of that work will likely continue to occur out of public view
WASHINGTON, DC – Between late night votes and a rushed legislative process, congressional Republicans in both chambers are conspiring to steal healthcare from nearly 14 million Americans to pay for tax cuts for themselves and their wealthiest donors – behind closed doors.
Despite sharp public opposition to the Republican tax scam, next week Senate Republicans are considering skipping the committee markup process and slamming through historic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. This is only the latest in congressional Republicans’ efforts to hide from the public just what is going on Capitol Hill: they’re cutting taxes for the ultra-rich, while taking away your healthcare.
A quick reminder of congressional Republicans’ sneakiest tactics:
Made and broken promises in the span of a few weeks: In April, a dozen congressional Republicans vowed to preserve Medicaid, saying: “We cannot and will not support a final reconciliation bill that includes any reduction in Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations.” Those same congressional Republicans backtracked on their promise and voted for historic cuts to Medicaid. Even worse, six stand to financially benefit while their constituents lose their healthcare.
Negotiated the most significant cuts to Medicaid in history behind closed doors: After a 1 a.m. Rules committee hearing, congressional Republicans negotiated the details of their deeply unpopular bill in a series of closed-door meetings. The result? 14 million Americans could lose their healthcare.
Potentially skipping the committee process: Keeping in line with their House counterparts’ ploy to slash access to healthcare, Senate Republicans are considering pushing through steep cuts to critical programs without so much as a committee markup.
At the same time, congressional Republicans are making out like bandits: While Republicans slash SNAP, Medicaid, and education funding for millions of their constituents, Accountable.US’ Cash in Congress revealed that nearly 70% stand to benefit from their own tax scam.
Real leaders are transparent and honest, but congressional Republicans can’t even bring themselves to admit the truth: they are more than happy to take away your healthcare, while cutting taxes for the ultra-rich and corporations – behind closed doors. If Senate Republicans genuinely believe in their tax scam, there is no reason they should dodge public markups."
Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk
All the while congressional Republicans have refused to acknowledge a damning score from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a series of broken promises, and the fact that their deeply unpopular scheme will add trillions to the deficit.