Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, recalls his difficult upbringing as a child of a single mother living in poverty, relying on Medicaid and food assistance. He connects these personal experiences to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which proposes significant tax cuts for the wealthy while funding them through cuts to essential services for low-income individuals, particularly food aid and healthcare. Martin’s testimony underscores his concern that the bill could lead to widespread hunger and loss of health coverage for millions of Americans.
We struggled mightily when we were young. We were in and out of homeless shelters... If it wasn't for Medicaid, I wouldn't have had any healthcare.
The Republican spending bill feels so personal to me... it's a massive tax cut skewed to favor the wealthy.
The top one percent of Americans would see an average tax cut of almost $80,000... the bottom 30 percent of Americans would see their incomes reduced.
The House version of the bill pulls about $300 billion from food assistance, which... would make millions of Americans go hungry.
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