Marcy Kaptur Calls Big Beautiful Bill A 'Big Bloated Bonanza Bill For Billionaires'

In remarks on the House floor Thursday, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) spoke about the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00The gentlewoman from Ohio, distinguished member of the Budget Committee, Ms. Captor.

00:03The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 30 seconds.

00:06I thank the ranking member, Mr. Speaker.

00:08This big bonanza bill for billionaires will make life harder for the people of Northwest Ohio and America.

00:15Unemployment is already up in Toledo, hovering around 6%.

00:181,100 Jeep Gladiator workers in Toledo are idled,

00:22and 2,500 workers at Perrysburg's first solar are on the chopping block

00:26as the Trump administration seeds in this bill our glass industry

00:30and America's lead in solar energy to China.

00:33Grocery prices are up 2%, yet the bill freezes SNAP, a cut for 45,000 families in my district,

00:40and $18 million monthly blow to local grocers.

00:45The bill assures billionaires get $300,000 in tax breaks every year

00:49while seniors and working people lose Medicaid and SNAP,

00:52and the largest cut to health care in American history, cutting over $1 trillion.

00:57The bill recklessly adds $3.4 trillion to the U.S. debt, and interest rates will climb.

01:02Congress can create a much brighter future for America

01:05by defeating this big, bloated bonanza bill for billionaires.

01:09I yield back.

01:10Jim, I'm from Texas.

01:11I reject.

01:11Jim, I did a lot of economic costs with respect to American history.

01:31But I do not really rely on a project.

01:32The matter of a 13.