Takano Slams House GOP’s Huge Cuts to Basic Needs Programs to Fund Tax Break for Billionaires

May 22, 2025 Takano Slams House GOP’s Huge Cuts to Basic Needs Programs to Fund Tax Break for Billionaires WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Mark Takano released the following statement after the House passed a budget bill which would cut people's basic needs while funding a tax break for billionaires: "In dead of night, Republicans rammed through a budget bill that will strip health insurance from nearly 14 million Americans, put 11 million people on food assistance at risk of hunger, and increase the deficit by $2.3 trillion. Why make all these heartless cuts? To fund a tax break for billionaires. The independent data crunchers at the Congressional Budget Office found that the richest 10% of Americans will see their incomes go up , while the poorest 10% will see theirs go down . "The truth is that this is not some routine budget bill. This is a reverse Robin Hood: stealing from the poor to give to the rich. It will go down as one of the most shameful bills the so-called ‘Grand Old Party’ has ever passed." ### Print Email Share Post