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Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the Partisan Republican Funding Bill, to which she voted “No”:

“The Republicans worked so hard to gain control of the House, the Senate, and the White House. Now, with all this power, in today’s partisan funding bill, Congressional Republicans handed it over to an unelected billionaire who cares only about himself, not the American people.

“This Republican partisan budget essentially gives the Administration and Elon Musk a blank check to slash to health care programs, cut public school funding, gut affordable housing, and so much more. On top of this, Republicans want to take a chainsaw towards Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP. So, I voted ‘no’ today because I will not be part of Republicans and Elon Musk’s effort to slash and burn every program Americans rely on.

“Put it simply, this bill hurts the middle class, makes America less safe, makes Americans less healthy, and harms our environment, all because Republicans would rather risk a government shutdown and hurt working families than work with Democrats. Democrats have been ready to negotiate a bipartisan government bill—one that ensures no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential services—but Republicans have ignored Democrats’ good faith efforts.

“This is all part of Republicans stream of chaos because first they worked to slash Medicaid, SNAP, school lunches, and other essential programs to pay for tax cuts to the ultra-rich. And now, with this partisan funding bill, they are granting the administration unrestricted authority to cut funding to every government service, whether that be healthcare or affordable housing services.

“If the government shuts down, it's on Republicans: They control the House, the Senate, and the White House, and they are the ones responsible for this failure to govern. Democrats and I are committed to working in a bipartisan manner to fund our government. However, I will not give Elon Musk unchecked power to cut essential services that Americans rely on, nor will I support any efforts that could lead to cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP.”

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