Olszewski Votes – Again – Against Massive GOP Tax Bill

July 3, 2025
Press Release

Olszewski offered amendments to pause cuts to food assistance

(Washington, DC) – For the second time, U.S. Congressman Johnny Olszewski today voted  against a massive bill that  funds tax cuts for the wealthy by increasing costs for the middle class, slashes critical healthcare and food assistance programs, and adds more than $3 trillion to the federal debt. The Republican budget reconciliation bill, nearly 900 pages long, passed in a 218-214 vote and will be signed into law by President Donald Trump.
“Words fail to capture the devastation this bill will inflict on my constituents and every hard-working family in our country,” said Congressman Olszewski. “This is not just bad policy; it’s a real-life nightmare for working families written into law. I am profoundly disappointed that so many of my Republican colleagues lacked the political courage to stand up to  President Trump and vote against this abomination.”
Under the bill, 14,000 people will lose Medicaid coverage in Congressman Olszewski’s district alone. Another 9,000 who are covered under the Affordable Care Act will lose their healthcare and thousands more will see massive premium spikes. The 25,000 households who rely on SNAP to put food on the table could go hungry.
Congressman Olszewski joined House Democrats in  opposition to the bill, delivering an impassioned floor speech describing the heartbreaking impacts of SNAP and Medicaid cuts to Second District constituents. He uplifted the story of Amir Rich, a 4-year-old with an extremely rare genetic neurodevelopmental whose family relies on Medicaid.
He also joined House Democrats in filing 529 amendments to stop the worst of the bill’s provisions – none of which were ruled in order. Congressman Olszewski’s amendments exposed the hypocrisy of exempting just two states, Hawaii and Alaska, from new SNAP work requirements and a shift of $64 billion in SNAP administrative costs to states.
“Fair is fair,” Congressman Olszewski said in his testimony before the House Rules Committee. “If Republicans insist on these misguided SNAP cost shifts – which states will not be able to cover – and redundant work requirements, we must allow all states to apply for waivers. Not just two.”
Congressman Olszewski previously voted against the budget reconciliation bill in May. The House of Representatives re-considered the legislation after substantial changes were adopted by the U.S. Senate earlier this week.
 


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Issues: Economy