Issue Reports

Instead of working in a bipartisan fashion to support America’s farmers and address food insecurity, House Republicans have once again written a deeply flawed, unpopular Farm Bill that cuts vital nutrition assistance programs that keep 40 million Americans from going hungry; fails to support economic opportunity for rural America; and weakens environmental protections.

Last week, 245 House Democrats and Republicans joined together in an effort to allow consideration of four separate measures to address the DACA crisis created by President Trump. This effort, led by Reps. Jeff Denham and Pete Aguilar, would allow debate and votes on four bills: Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte’s proposal, the bipartisan Dream Act, the bipartisan USA Act, and a bill offered by Speaker Ryan.

Just months after jamming their tax scam law through Congress that adds $1.8 trillion to the deficit over the next ten years and failing to offer a budget that balances, Congressional Republicans are bringing a hypocritical Balanced Budget Amendment to the Floor as a cover up for their fiscal failures.

The GOP tax scam, jammed through Congress in under two months by Republicans, with no public hearings and limited review, stacks the deck against America’s middle-class families while giving enormous tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy.

Just two months after the GOP tax scam was jammed through Congress, companies are already seeing billions of dollars in profits - and sharing them with their wealthy investors - while most middle class Americans aren’t seeing any real benefit to them.

For years, President Trump has railed against the national debt and, during the presidential campaign, he promised Americans he would balance the budget:

 

Yesterday, President Trump released a budget that bankrupts our country and makes it harder for private sector companies to create jobs that allow Americans to get ahead.

This week, President Trump gave his first State of the Union address, and it was filled with inaccuracies and it also took credit for the previous Administration’s accomplishments.

This weekend marked one year since President Donald Trump took office.

Republicans spent the last three months of 2017 ignoring the priorities of the American people to jam their tax bill through Congress.

As 2018 begins, we have an opportunity to reflect on the past year of unified Republican control of the government. With control of both the House and Senate as well as the White House, Republicans have full control over the legislative process. 

Today, Republicans will vote on their GOP tax scam conference report. After writing the conference report in secret behind closed doors, Republicans are rushing it to the Floor in a clear effort to hide what’s in it from the American people.