{"id":1053911,"date":"2025-07-02T21:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1053911"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:42:20","slug":"shot-chaser-democrats-propose-500-amendments-to-protect-working-families-while-republicans-rush-to-give-billionaires-another-handout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/shot-chaser-democrats-propose-500-amendments-to-protect-working-families-while-republicans-rush-to-give-billionaires-another-handout\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOT\/CHASER: Democrats Propose 500+ Amendments to Protect Working Families\u2026 While Republicans Rush To Give Billionaires Another Handout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SHOT: Democrats filed over <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/bill\/119\/hr-1-sa\"><strong>500 amendments<\/strong><\/a><strong> to protect the American people and delay the GOP\u2019s disastrous bill \u2014 which only gets more unpopular the more folks learn about it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Americans oppose Trump\u2019s budget <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/equitablegrowth.org\/working-papers\/americans-informed-about-the-distributional-effects-of-republicans-budget-bill-overwhelmingly-oppose-it\/\"><strong>2 to 1<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 and opposition grows to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/equitablegrowth.org\/working-papers\/americans-informed-about-the-distributional-effects-of-republicans-budget-bill-overwhelmingly-oppose-it\/\"><strong>7 to 1 <\/strong><\/a><strong>when people hear about the bill\u2019s drastic cuts\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Republicans oppose their own party\u2019s budget <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/equitablegrowth.org\/working-papers\/americans-informed-about-the-distributional-effects-of-republicans-budget-bill-overwhelmingly-oppose-it\/\"><strong>3 to 1<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>when they learn about the bill\u2019s impacts\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/navigatorresearch.org\/most-oppose-tax-cuts-for-the-rich\/?emci=7b542c2a-8b36-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&amp;emdi=b1feec82-f136-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&amp;ceid=1589007\"><strong>3 in 4<\/strong><\/a><strong> Americans view Medicaid favorably, including <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/navigatorresearch.org\/most-oppose-tax-cuts-for-the-rich\/?emci=7b542c2a-8b36-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&amp;emdi=b1feec82-f136-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&amp;ceid=1589007\"><strong>71%<\/strong><\/a><strong> of independents and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/navigatorresearch.org\/most-oppose-tax-cuts-for-the-rich\/?emci=7b542c2a-8b36-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&amp;emdi=b1feec82-f136-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&amp;ceid=1589007\"><strong>64%<\/strong><\/a><strong> of Republicans\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHASER: \u2026 while Republicans rush to pass their devastating bill before their own members can even read it \u2014 all to meet Donald Trump\u2019s self-imposed July 4th deadline and give their billionaire backers another round of tax handouts.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RulesDemocrats\/status\/1940214369226551638\">Representative Chip Roy<\/a>: <strong>\u201cHave you been able to read the bill?\u201d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington: <strong>\u201cI have not read through the entirety of it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/senate-republicans-big-beautiful-bill-vote-rcna215558\">MSNBC<\/a>: \u201c<strong>The July 4 deadline is, to be clear, entirely self-imposed. <\/strong>There is no statutory reason the bill must become law this coming weekend. 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