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Rep. Doggett on Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Failure

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May 16, 2025

Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov

Watch Rep. Doggett’s remarks during the Budget Committee markup here.

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), a member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, released the following statement after Republicans failed to advance their own budget reconciliation bill:

“Even some Republicans realized that Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’ is an ugly lie atop a mountain of lies and dangerous trillions of additional national debt. Republicans will be back with another scheme next week, and House Democrats will be ready to fight.

“Limiting this bill’s benefits to 98% of Americans and denying them to Elon Musk and the 2% richest would cut this bill’s cost in half and protect the healthcare of millions, which Republicans would otherwise deny.”