Pelosi on House Floor: "Let us not turn the American dream into a nightmare."
Washington, D.C. – This morning, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House Floor against Republicans’ “One Big, Ugly Bill,” legislation that makes deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP while handing massive tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans.
Pelosi denounced the bill’s extreme policies and joined House Democrats in urging a ‘no’ vote in defense of America’s seniors, children and working families. Her remarks underscored the broad opposition to the Republican bill and reaffirmed Democrats’ commitment to fighting for the American people against its harmful effects.
Later, Pelosi stood on the Floor with more than 100 House Democrats to ask Unanimous Consent that an amendment be made in order which would protect against any cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in the legislation. The effort was rejected by the Republican Majority.
Watch her full remarks here.
Read the transcript of Speaker Emerita Pelosi's Floor remarks below:
Speaker Emerita Pelosi. Thank you for your leadership, Mr. McGovern. The gentleman just ended by saying, 'to vote for this "Big, Beautiful Bill."' This ‘Big, Beautiful Bill'?
Well, if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then you, GOP, you have a very blurred vision of what America is about.
Is it beautiful to cut off food from seniors and children?
Is it beautiful to cut off 17 million people from health care?
Is it beautiful to do this? To give tax cuts to billionaires in our country?
Is it beautiful to take money from education and the rest? The list goes on and on.
Dr. King, nearly 60 years ago, said: 'Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death.'
We come to this Floor with the moral force of Dr. King's words in our heart.
Let us not with this bill turn the American dream he talked about into a nightmare for America, seniors, the disabled. Our children. Our children. Our children.
Let us vote ‘no' on this shameful bill — and throw a punch, For The Children.