At a House Democratic press briefing on Tuesday, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) spoke about the GOP budget.
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00:00Trump's reckless tariffs are going to make high price of groceries, gas, housing, utilities, clothing, electronics, and other essential goods even worse.
00:13Companies are letting off hardworking Americans, and we are staring down an impending supply chain crisis in a few weeks.
00:20Our national security is threatened by amateur individuals sharing classified war plans and group chats.
00:29Our communities are threatened because Trump released hundreds of criminals back onto the street.
00:35Our freedoms are threatened because the Trump administration abandons the rule of law and due process by deporting an innocent man and even American children.
00:46By every metric, Donald Trump is failing.
00:49But instead of trying to put out the fire that he's caused, he's pouring gasoline on.
00:53By cutting $880 billion from Medicaid that will make health care more expensive and less affordable.
01:01He wants to take food off of the table of American families, children, and veterans.
01:08And he's doing this all for one simple purpose.
01:11To put into place massive tax breaks for his billionaire donor funds.
01:17The Speaker went to the White House yesterday to get his marching orders.
01:20But if House Republicans want to avoid tying themselves to this sinking ship, they need to vote against the Republican budget bill.
01:28You'll see House Democrats fighting back at every step of the way this week and next week as Republicans try to pass their dangerous and extreme budget.