May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON - Fair Share America Executive Director Kristen Crowell responded to the House scrambling to pass their unpopular reconciliation bill in the dead of night with the following statement: 

"The House of Representatives did their dirty work in the dark tonight, but people will know their representatives chose to put billionaires over families. Fair Share America and our partners all around the country will continue to engage people in these communities to make sure of it. I assume these members are ready to face the consequences," said Crowell.

What Speaker Johnson calls “beautiful” is a horror show that will cost millions their health care and raise prices across the board just so billionaires can game the system even more. This is an inflection point, and perspective from outside Washington is crucial to understanding it. 

BACKGROUND: 

The House passed a widely opposed bill that would:

• Benefit the wealthy overwhelmingly, giving next to nothing to lower-income households. 

• Kick at least 13 million Americans off of health insurance because of cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act and raises costs.

• Deprive at least 3 million Americans of food assistance. Other analyses show up to 18 million kids could lose their school lunches.

Learn More:

• State Treasurers Sound the Alarm on the Federal Budget (LINK)

• Local Ed Boards Across the Country Oppose the House Budget (LINK)

• April Recess: As Local MoCs Hide, Other Reps Engage Their Orphaned Constituents (LINK)

• April Recess: Reps Face a Reckoning at Home over Massive Cuts + Billionaire Tax Breaks (LINK)

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Contact: Kristin Sosanie (kristin@fairshareusa.org) or Ashley Woolheater (ashley@fairshareusa.org)

Fair Share America supports the movement in the states and nationally to make wealthy individuals and the most profitable corporations pay what they owe so that all of us can thrive. We are a groundbreaking, federal and multistate initiative focused on building long-term civic engagement and political power to deliver lasting tax justice. Follow us on Bluesky, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.