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WASHINGTON — Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to debunk the Democrats’ lies about reconciliation and reiterate the importance of advancing President Trump’s America First agenda.

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Whip Emmer: “Lies, deception, fear-mongering. These are the pillars of House Democrats’ strategy to try and stop us from delivering on President Trump’s America First agenda. The mainstream media may let them get away with their antics, but we’re here today to correct the record. So let’s start with the Democrats’ absurd claim that our reconciliation bill would cut Medicaid for vulnerable Americans. That is false. In stark contrast, Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee have laid out a clear path to strengthen, secure, and sustain the program for those who need it the most such as mothers, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly. Democrats also say SNAP benefits will be cut for Americans who need them. Another lie. The House Agriculture Committee’s piece of the reconciliation bill closes loopholes within SNAP like the one that allowed for a retired millionaire in my Congressional District in my home state of Minnesota to receive thousands of dollars in food stamps from SNAP back in 2016. But the Democrats are not content to keep their lies narrowed to these programs. They also say Republicans are prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy. The actual truth? Our bill’s extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would deliver the biggest relief to working-class families and small businesses in a generation. Let’s be clear: These lies only harm the Americans that Democrats claim they try to protect. But we’re not going to let them get away with the lies. House Republicans are hard at work getting our reconciliation bill to the finish line. The Ways and Means Committee advanced their title earlier this morning and the Agriculture and Energy and Commerce Committees will do the same later today. These three committees worked through the night to deliver on the America First agenda that 77 million Americans voted for last November. Our ‘One, Big Beautiful Bill’ will restore the American Dream and create opportunities like never before, and no Democrat lie can change that.”

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