Oppose H.R. 1: the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"
In May, House Republicans passed their partisan budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 1 the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” that will increase budget deficits by $2.4 trillion to finance trillions in tax cuts for the wealthy. This bill would enact the largest transfer of wealth from the poor the rich in decades.
Senate Republicans are now rewriting portions of the bill to satisfy strict Senate parliamentarian rules while also maintaining the House’s partisan wish list framework. These harmful provisions include:
- Deep cuts to Medicaid, including harsh new work requirements
- Tripling the budget for ICE and Trump’s mass deportation effort
- Authorization for the sale of public lands and increased incentives for fossil fuel production
- Widespread rollback of clean energy tax incentives and climate protections
- Unprecedented funding cuts and expansion of work requirements for SNAP
- Limits on a court’s ability to issue temporary restraining orders or preliminary injunctions
- Funding cuts to clinical care services at Planned Parenthood and gender-affirming care for Medicaid and CHIP recipients
- Requiring states block all AI regulation for 10 years in order to receive federal broadband funding
- A $150 billion increase to an already bloated Pentagon budget
- A national private school voucher program that diverts funding from public schools and sets up a new tax shelter for the wealthy
- An increased excise tax on college endowments
- Widespread changes to student loan access, protections, and repayment options
- Harmful changes to federal worker pay, benefits, unions, and protections against unjust treatment
- Slashes to funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by nearly 70%
- Elimination of a tax on gun silencer sales
Senate Republicans are aiming to pass their version of H.R. 1 by the July 4th holiday. Call your Senators and demand they oppose this destructive bill.
Contacts for this topic:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I’m calling to urge [REP/SEN NAME] to oppose H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill, and its harmful cuts to vital government programs.
[OPTIONAL]: Specifically, I’m very concerned about… [PICK 2-4 budget provisions]
- the massive increase to the federal deficit, (and)
- the devastating cuts to Medicaid, (and)
- the funding increase for ICE and Trump’s mass deportation operation, (and)
- the sale of millions of acres of public lands to private buyers and fossil fuel companies, (and)
- the widespread roll back of clean energy tax incentives and climate protections, (and)
- the unprecedented funding cuts to SNAP, (and)
- the unconstitutional limits on a court’s ability to issue certain rulings, (and)
- the funding cuts to gender-affirming care for patients of all ages, (and)
- the funding cuts to Planned Parenthood clinical care, (and)
- the 10-year ban on state AI regulation, (and)
- the private school voucher program that pulls money from public schools, (and)
- the increased tax on college endowments, (and)
- the changes to student loan access and repayment options, (and)
- the changes to federal worker pay and benefits, (and)
- the defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (and)
- the elimination of gun silencer taxes.
Congress should pass a fair and responsible budget that helps working families and communities, not one that slashes our benefits to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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