Wisconsin Congressmen vote for Speaker McCarthy’s default plan that protects big corporations and wealthy tax cheats, while leaving working families, seniors, and veterans behind
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
MADISON, Wis. – Today, Representatives Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden voted in favor of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s “Default on America Act," a devastating plan that protects big corporations and wealthy tax cheats at the expense of Wisconsin families.
“Wisconsinites expect their representatives to do what’s best for families, seniors, and veterans, but Representatives Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden have once again chosen to protect the big corporations and wealthy tax cheats instead,” said Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh. “This plan contains devastating cuts to food assistance, education, and child care, slashes rental assistance for seniors and veterans, and weakens public safety. If this plan becomes a reality, too many Wisconsin families will be left without the tools they need to succeed. Opportunity Wisconsin will continue to hold Representatives Steil and Van Orden accountable for their votes against working people and call on the Congressmen to make sure those at the top pay their fair share.”
Representatives Steil and Van Orden voted for the plan, which caps future spending at previous levels, despite the fact that it will slash funding for programs Wisconsinites depend on, including:
Cutting health care for 2 million Americans and food assistance from more than one million seniors.
Reducing access to veterans’ care and increasing wait times for veterans’ benefits.
Slashing rental and housing assistance programs that hundreds of thousands of families, seniors, and veterans depend on.
Threatening a 22 percent cut to education, child care, and opioid treatment programs.
Meanwhile, the plan also repeals portions of the Inflation Reduction Act designed to crack down on tax cheating by the ultra-wealthy and big corporations and gives a $6 billion tax break to Big Oil.
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