Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against Republicans’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget reconciliation bill – which they call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, H.R. 1, and which is estimated to add trillions to the national debt while cutting essential programs.

“At a time when families across our community and our country are struggling with rising costs, the House Republican budget bill makes devastating cuts to programs that they rely on every day while increasing deficit spending and the national debt,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “This bill takes from the poor to give tax cuts to the rich.  It is going to make life harder, not better. It is going to make things more expensive, not less. And its deep cuts to programs that Americans rely on for their health and security.  Nearly 14 million Americans are estimated to lose their health care coverage and millions of kids, seniors, and people with disabilities to lose food assistance because of the provisions in this bill.  The American people deserve better than what is in this bill—and we can do better.  For these reasons, I voted no.”