REFUSING TO CONDEMN THE ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION THIS DISASTROUS BILL
WILL CAUSE IN ORDER TO FUND TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY & PROVIDE
ENDLESS DEFICITS....
US DEBT IS CURRENTLY + $37 TRILLION
NOT ONLY WILL THIS BILL DESTROY MEDICAID, BUT THERE ARE CUTS TO
MEDICARE ARE WELL....
SPINELESS MASS GOP HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH HUNGRY KIDS?
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No, legislative Republicans largely do not have a few minutes to chat about their takes on President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill." |
It seems the now-law isn't going to be one that many outside of the state Republican Party itself weigh in on, at least not yet and not at length. |
"I think the reality is, it probably depends on where you're personally situated. And I know that sounds like a very political answer," House Minority Leader Brad Jones told the News Service this week. |
Jones is still working his way through the various crevices of the bill, he said, but harbors some initial concerns about what the magnitude of SNAP and Medicaid cuts could be, and how soon everyone may see those impacts — two areas about which Democrats have been sounding the alarm for months. |
"Depending where you're situated, tax-wise, you know, maybe it's a big upside, at least initially," Jones said. "But from what I read, most of the beneficial tax things — overtime and tips — are sunsetted. So you may get a false sense of, 'Oh, wow. This is wonderful.' Whereas some of the things that you think are more downside may be more permanent." |
Where does Jones's Senate counterpart, Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, stand? Well, as he put it, "There's not a lot to say right now." |
Other calls and emails MASSterList made to several GOP lawmakers this week were met with crickets. Are Republicans, as Jones suggested, just trying to make sense of what their party pushed through Congress? Are they simply taking a post-BBB vacation, like the governor? |
Or are legislative Republicans remaining tight-lipped because they have concerns with the new federal megalaw that don't align with the overall view of their party? |
Asked if there were any potential negative impacts for Massachusetts in Trump's bill, a MassGOP official couldn't find one. |
"I can't think of anything that is a negative. The administration focused on getting it passed and not marketing it," Republican National Committeewoman Janet Fogarty told MASSterList about Trump's bill. |
Fogarty pointed to the extension of Trump's first-term tax cuts, the $2,200 child tax credit and the increase in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and border security as major wins for Bay Staters. |
"There, again, has been misinformation. The cuts are not actual cuts," Fogarty said when asked about those aforementioned Medicaid concerns. "To sit there and say that people are going to die — that's very irresponsible." |
Want to talk about how the “Big, Beautiful Bill” will impact your life? Touch base with me: Ella.Adams@MASSterList.com. |
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