Late-Night Vote Advances GOP Budget Bill

Monday, May 19, 2025

The House Budget Committee came to order at 10 pm last night to push forward Trump's controversial budget bill, dubbed the "Big Bad Billionaire Bill," by the Democratic Women's Caucus. The four GOP Representatives that had been holding up the bill voted present allowing a 17-16 vote along party lines.

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Republicans are planning to finance their tax cuts for the rich by raising taxes on the poor, gutting Medicaid and food stamps, and raising health care costs.
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The Poors are Subjects, Not Citizens.

They get no Representation at all.

#1 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-05-19 10:34 AM | Reply

The Poors are Subjects, Not Citizens.

They get no Representation at all.

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-05-19 10:34 AM | Reply

Midnight Medicaid Murder bill

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-19 10:37 AM | Reply

Billionaires have no right to exist.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-19 11:03 AM | Reply

They vote whichever way the donors want. None of them gives a crapola what voters think. They throw you pablum like what Trump thinks of Springsteen while they pick your pocket.

"I ain't gots no medical insurance but at least I gots a shotgun that's illegal to shoot, durhoot."

#5 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-05-19 11:15 AM | Reply

Who would Jesus starve?

It is clear that the GOP only uses Jesus as a prop.

They only worship money.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-05-19 11:23 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Republicans should never claim to be the party of fiscal conservatism again.

#7 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-05-19 11:55 AM | Reply

Let's see what kind of Republican heroes we have in the Senate now... oops!

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-19 12:13 PM | Reply

"Republicans are planning to finance their tax cuts for the rich by raising taxes on the poor, gutting Medicaid and food stamps, and raising health care costs."

Was this going to be added later? Because it's not in this bill. Usual Dem lying fear mongering and all you suckers bought it.....again.

#9 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-05-19 12:23 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

"Was this going to be added later? Because it's not in this bill."

According to the bipartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, the GOP's proposed tax provisions would increase the national debt by $5.3 trillion. It's a phenomenal cost that Republicans intend to offset, to some degree, by forcing 10 million Americans off Medicaid, pushing millions off food stamps, and increasing health care costs for many.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-19 12:25 PM | Reply

Using Facts on FishyP is cheating!

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-19 12:26 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Like Jesus said--you have to suffer to get into Heaven! He did! And we can let the lower classes in this country in on it!
--MAGA functionaries, all nervous about their jobs

#12 | Posted by catdog at 2025-05-19 01:07 PM | Reply

Too Much Heaven

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#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-19 01:12 PM | Reply

According to the bipartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, the GOP's proposed tax provisions would increase the national debt by $5.3 trillion. It's a phenomenal cost that Republicans intend to offset, to some degree, by forcing 10 million Americans off Medicaid, pushing millions off food stamps, and increasing health care costs for many.
#10 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

While bad, the rise in 30yr interest rate spike has potential to be devastating it its just sign, thats been tamped down by government interference.

I give the US 1-2 more years to solve its debt, if not, these costs will mean nothing.

#14 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-19 01:27 PM | Reply

Republicans should never claim to be the party of fiscal conservatism again.

Agree, this is similar to Democrats being the party of peace. Both laughable.

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-19 01:28 PM | Reply

The Poors are Subjects, Not Citizens.
They get no Representation at all.
#2 | POSTED BY EFFETEPOSER

Who doesn't have representation? Poor districts have representation. They vote Democrat, just look at the results.

#16 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-19 01:29 PM | Reply

IAMRUNT is member of the party that invaded and ransacked DC because the------------- lost an election.

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-19 01:32 PM | Reply

So if Biden's economy was so strong and Trump's tax cuts were a part of it, what did they cut to pay for them?

When the cuts were enacted we saw tax proceeds increase. That's right, they increased. Dems look at them like they do everything, "oh no, less income coming in for me to spend." When in reality there is more income coming in to spend, which pisses them off because they don't have control of it anymore. Actually everything pisses them off. A bitter group of people.

#18 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-05-19 02:14 PM | Reply

IAMRUNT is member of the party that invaded and ransacked DC because the------------- lost an election.

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-19 01:32 PM | Reply | Flag:
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And based on the last election the overwhelming majority of the American electorate wishes that the 2020 election was overturned.

#19 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-05-19 02:21 PM | Reply

- the overwhelming majority of the American electorate wishes

That politicians would follow the Law rather than make up their own rules the way your Cult Leader does.

#20 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-19 05:00 PM | Reply

This tax bill has $7.7 TRILLION of either new or renewed tax cuts. Plus interest, of course.

All while running a deficit budget.

The reason it ONLY increases the debt by $5.3 trillion (plus interest, of course), are the trillions of dollars of services slashed.

Life will be made harder for the poorest and least powerful. All so we can borrow more trillions and trillions to mostly give away in tax cuts to the world's wealthiest 1%.

I'll also note the one thing I DO like, and that's the ability for business owners to expense more, quicker. If the goal is to encourage and strengthen domestic manufacturing, that's at least consistent.

#21 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-05-19 05:24 PM | Reply