In All-Night Senate Floor Fight, Cantwell Votes NO on Republican Tax Giveaways to Ultra-Rich, YES on Lower Costs for Working Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, released this statement following Senate passage of a Republican-led budget resolution, after votes on 30 Democratic amendments.
“Tonight, Senate Republicans voted to give $4 trillion in tax cuts to corporations and the ultra-rich while failing to protect programs like Medicare and Medicaid,” said Sen. Cantwell. “Republicans voted ‘no’ on our efforts to make housing more affordable, and they rejected efforts to reduce grocery prices. This is the fifth week of the Trump Administration. He is not doing enough to lower the cost of everyday goods for working families and neither will this Republican budget plan.”
The budget resolution passed 52-48. Senate Republicans now have to hammer out their differences with the budget approach the House is slated to consider, likely next week.
Before passage, the Senate voted on 30 Democratic amendments to improve the bill, including:
- An amendment to prioritize the needs of working families first and prohibit tax cuts for people making $1 billion or more. Failed 47-51. Cantwell voted YES.
- An amendment to prevent giving tax cuts for the wealthy while food prices are still high. Failed 48-52. Cantwell voted YES.
- An amendment to protect Medicaid and prohibit providing tax cuts for the ultra-rich if any cuts are made to Medicaid. Failed 49-51. Cantwell voted YES.
- An amendment to make housing more affordable. Failed 47-53. Cantwell voted YES.
Republicans voted all of these and dozens more Democratic amendments down.
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