This morning, at Donald Trump’s command, all five Virginia Republican Congress members – Reps. Rob Wittman (VA-01), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), John McGuire (VA-05), Ben Cline (VA-06), and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) – passed Trump’s disastrous “billionaire’s first” budget to make Trump’s tax scam permanent by gutting Medicaid and ripping food assistance from working families.

DPVA Chairman Lamont Bagby shared the following statement:

"Today, every Republican member of Virginia’s congressional delegation turned their backs on the Virginians they were elected to serve. At Donald Trump’s command, they voted to pass a cruel, billionaire-first budget that will devastate Virginia’s working families — ripping health care away from more than 260,000 Virginians and slashing food assistance for thousands more — all to give tax handouts to the top 1%.

Let’s be clear: this is a betrayal. While families across the Commonwealth are working hard to make ends meet, Republicans in Congress chose to prioritize Trump and his billionaire backers over their constituents. Virginians will remember this vote — and the Democratic Party of Virginia will make sure they do when they go to the ballot box this November and in 2026."

Facts about how this bill will impact Virginians:

According to the Senate Joint Economic (Minority) Committee: 

• A total of 262,000 Virginians are estimated to lose health insurance coverage if the Senate passes this bill.

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation:

• 1.5 million children and adults are enrolled in Virginia Medicaid

  • 37% are children
  • 17% live in a rural area
  • 15% have three or more chronic conditions
  • 70% of adults are working in Virginia

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:

• 827,000 Virginia residents receive SNAP benefits

  • More than 67% of participants are in families with children
  • More than 33% are in families with members who are older adults or disabled
  • More than 36% are in working families

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