Hakeem Jeffries Holds the Floor

Republican challenge: Big Beautiful Bill' has big costs, provides few new benefits
www.csmonitor.com

... Republican lawmakers are on the cusp of handing President Donald Trump a major legislative victory by passing his entire congressional agenda in one fell swoop. But many Americans will face more costs than tangible new benefits from the sprawling tax and immigration enforcement bill that adds trillions to the national debt.

The Senate on Tuesday passed its version of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" by the barest of majorities " 51 to 50 " after more than 26 hours of debate and amendments. House Republicans are rushing to try to pass the bill into law this week before a July 4th deadline set by the president, though a handful of House GOP critics make that prospect less than certain.

The bill's most expensive component is an extension of the individual tax cuts that Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans passed into law during his first term and which are set to soon expire. ...

But as Republicans now move to make those lower rates permanent, it won't actually feel any different to taxpayers. And many of the bill's spending cuts -- such as to Medicaid and food stamps -- will impact their voters directly.

Even with the cuts to government programs, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the just-passed Senate bill will add a net $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.

What the bill does add in new, tangible benefits for Americans is limited. ...

The fact is, there probably are a fair number of us who will make money off this financial statutory obscenity. It is the HUNDREDS of millions of working class Americans and their families who are Gerri g totally screwed but do not realize it yet.

Dems don't want this bill passed because they don't agree with what's in it, they know that as a result of what's in it they won't be in power for at least 10 years.

Bwahaha. Sure pal. See you in '26.

Passed!!!! Game changer.

"they know that as a result of what's in it they won't be in power for at least 10 years."

Interesting.
Which part(s) of the bill take down the "Shadow Government."

The leopards will begin consuming faces promptly.

Good luck, MAGAdiots, and remember, you wanted this!

Glad that's over, onto the President's desk.

Glad that's over, onto the President's dick.
#26 | POSTED BY BLUEWAFFLES

You dick ride Trump so hard, you should be embarrassed.

But you're too stupid to care.

Some thing about destroying this country that really gets your rocks off.

Bonfire of vanities.

Dems don't want this bill passed because they don't agree with what's in it,
#21 | POSTED BY FISHPAWN

Holy Shht!

FishChum cracked the code!!!

Who helped you figure it out?

Holy Shht!
FishChum cracked the code!!!
Who helped you figure it out?

Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-03 02:50 PM | Reply

Like Duh lmfao

Clownshack, how does this destroy the country?

No, but because of it I'll be closer!

#17 | Posted by fishpaw

The only people who will be richer are rich already. You got conned.

Passed!!!! Game changer.

#23 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

Happy Birthday America.

Congrats! This is what you voted for.

The Neo Nazi Hunger Games and the MAGA Squid Games.

Gee, what a shock.
The Wall St 2, Schumer and Jeffries, with all the resources at their command, couldn't manage more than symbolic resistance to this bs bill.
Democratic "leadership" is damned near as much a problem as the GOP.

"Big beautiful bill"

Our country is run by toddlers

Thanks magat scum

17 Million will lose health insurance

Thanks magat scum

Millions will have less food

Thanks magat scum

Hundreds of concentration camp

Thanks magat scum

Surrender on the race to sustainable energy
(In 2024 China built more solar panels then the rest of the world combined)

Thanks magat scum

Massive reduction in available energy just as energy intensive industries are ready to explode (loss of industry AND brown outs)

Thanks magat scum

An actual factual explainer on the big stupid bill

youtu.be

You ------- morons truly ------ yourselves

But you will be too stupid to understand who is responsible for your ------ lives

One problem is that the ------- coward magat scum delayed the implementation of most of the ------ provisions till after the mid term

So, assuming Dems gain at least one house when idiots start losing their healthcare and jobs they will blame Dems

I say ---- u magat scum

The Wall St 2, Schumer and Jeffries, with all the resources at their command, couldn't manage more than symbolic resistance to this bs bill.
Democratic "leadership" is damned near as much a problem as the GOP.

#34 | POSTED BY MORRIS

100% of Democrats, in both the House and the Senate, voted against it. Passage of this bill is 100% on Repubicans. What resources do either of those 2 "command" that would've changed the outcome, without the votes?

Bonfire of vanities.

#28 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-03 02:43 PM | Reply | Flag:

For Democrats, it's bonfire of the panties.

17 Million will lose health insurance

#35 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-07-03 03:32 PM | Reply | Flag:

Think of the bright side, 17 million able-bodied Americans just started a job search...

Trumpers care not at all about right or wrong, truth, justice, or the American Way.

They care about a political win, 'bragging rights'... no matter how damaging to the People it is, even when it's damaging to themselves as well.

All because an uppity black-ish guy became President, twice in a row, and then women had the audacity to think they could win, too!

That was enough for the Republican Racist/Misogynist Genes to kick in; enough for them to support a documented criminal and traitor in the WH, no matter that he's an evil SOB unfit to serve.

An actual factual explainer on the big stupid bill

youtu.be

You ------- morons truly ------ yourselves

But you will be too stupid to understand who is responsible for your ------ lives

#36 | Posted by truthhurts

And they'll blame democrats for every bit of suffering it causes.

For Democrats, it's bonfire of the panties.

#39 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Your cult leader wears diapers.

#43

Diapers that he will eventually have dipped in gold (colored paint) in China, and sell for the bargain price of $1000 each; Only $10,000 with their original contents!

Hey Lokisfur should design a pair and make multiples to sell to the MAGA Trumpers. I'd bet good money that he would make a killing from said sale.

Think of the bright side, 17 million able-bodied Americans just started a job search...
#40 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

The entire premise of your post is incorrect. If the people who are dependent upon government assistance were able to provide for themselves, they would.

The delight you're taking in the misery of Americans is abhorrent.

It's Deplorable people like you, who hate others, that have turned a once mighty nation into just another failed empire.

"17 million able-bodied Americans just started a job search..."

Some of them will. Not all.

The truth is somewhere in between. The true number of outright lazy bastards is probably short of 17 million. But it's not zero either.

When do I start getting to deduct all my SALT taxes?

-Hundreds of concentration camp

That gets me wet.

Think of the bright side, 17 million able-bodied Americans just started a job search...

You are so fccking ignorant it hurts.

The truth is somewhere in between. The true number of outright lazy bastards is probably short of 17 million. But it's not zero either.

It's damn close to zero.

64% of adult Medicaid enrollees are already working.
12% of adults are caregiving, taking care of elderly parents, children with disabilities, etc.
10% are not working due to illness or disability.
7% are not working because they are attending school.
8% are not working due to other reasons like retirement or inability to find work.
www.kff.org

Kentucky put in a work requirement for Medicaid. It cost them $280 million. It failed miserably. There just aren't that many people on Medicaid that are 'cheating" the system. There just isn't that much "waste fraud abuse" going on. This abomination of a bill allocated $75 million for the entire United States for the work-requirement system. That's a quarter of what one state spent trying to make this work. (The $280M and $75M numbers are from memory, but are easy enough to check)

"Think of the bright side, 17 million able-bodied Americans just started a job search..."

Think that 17 million jobs are available?

Like the man says:

"You are so fccking ignorant it hurts"

The truth is somewhere in between. The true number of outright lazy bastards is probably short of 17 million. But it's not zero either.

#47 | Posted by eberly

Better to take healthcare from millions of suffering citizens than to have a few lazy people get unearned benefits. Unless they're rich of course.

Correction:
If implemented (as passed) it would cost KY and estimated $270 million to implement: healthlaw.org

KY's previous attempt (stopped by a judge) cost $99.5 million.
www.lpm.org
www.vox.com

#51

Absolutely right... the same thing happened in FL when the GOPhers put in drug testing for welfare users; they had to close it down because it cost 10's of millions of dollars to find out that there were less than 2 percent testing positive.

Underedumacated rwingers are highly susceptible to political myth, as LBJ pointed out.

And it not only works on race, immigration, and gender, it also works when people are too poor to own homes, have health care, and feed themselves BECAUSE THEY NEVER HAD A GOOD EDUCATION NOR A LIVING WAGE!

Elite Corporate donors made sure of that.

Just look at some of the Trump posters here, for example. And others of his supporters who are perhaps better off, but have never in their life been concerned about anyone other than themselves.

If they're ok, F everyone else.

Fortunately big investment interests are buying up housing turning lower and middle class Americans into renters and not wealth generating home owners

-64% of adult Medicaid enrollees are already working.

Let's be clear, I didn't say they weren't "working" ... ..and there needs to be a clear definition of "working". I said lazy.

I know plenty of employed lazy people.

People who can't be counted on to take a full time job that's available. A full time job that would get them off Medicaid.

And you know people like that also.

-Think that 17 million jobs are available?

Yes.

But generally speaking I agree this (kicking people off Medicaid) won't solve any real problems.

But generally speaking I agree this (kicking people off Medicaid) won't solve any real problems.
Posted by eberly at 2025-07-03 07:10 PM | Reply

This is in my wheelhouse of worry. I don't know what I will do if I'm kicked out of the nursing home. I really don't.

But generally speaking I agree this (kicking people off Medicaid) won't solve any real problems.
#59 | POSTED BY EBERLY

How many crystal balls did you look into to come to that realization?

Here's something that's gonna really blow some minds, it's going to make everything ...

... wait of it ...

worse!

How many crystal balls did you look into to come to that realization?

Think that 17 million jobs are available?
Yes.
#58 | Posted by eberly

You're a fat, lazy asshole, Eberly.

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, July 1, 2025 USDL-25-1087
Technical information: (202) 691-5870 JoltsInfo@bls.gov www.bls.gov/jlt
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 PressOffice@bls.gov

JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER -- MAY 2025

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.8 million in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported today Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.5 million and
5.2 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.3 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.6 million)
changed little.