Warner & Kaine Statement: One Year Later, Virginia Families Are Paying the Price for Trump’s Billionaire Tax Giveaway

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Trump-Vance administration’s billionaire tax giveaway megabill becoming law, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement highlighting the devastating impact the law has had on Virginia families: “One year ago, President Trump and Republicans in Congress made a choice. They chose to slash health care and nutrition assistance for working families in order to pay for massive tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and the biggest corporations. Today, Virginians are living with the consequences. Across the Commonwealth, families are paying more for health care, Virginians are losing coverage, and hospitals and health care providers – especially in our rural communities – are facing growing financial strain. Republicans also passed the largest cuts to SNAP in the program’s history, making it harder for families to put food on the table and forcing Virginia to prepare for costly new burdens on a program that helps children, seniors, veterans, and working families afford groceries. “We warned that this would happen. Instead of protecting affordable coverage and helping families afford basic necessities, Republicans chose to take health care away from millions of Americans and reduce food assistance for those who need it most – all to help finance another round of tax giveaways for the richest Americans. “One year later, it’s clear this law has made life harder for too many Virginia families while delivering its biggest benefits to those who needed them least. We’ll keep fighting to protect Virginians’ access to affordable health care, defend nutrition assistance for families, and build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the very top.” ### * High-quality photographs of Sen. Mark R. Warner are available for download here * Photos may be used online and in print, and can be attributed to ‘The Office of Sen. Mark R. Warner’