Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads Letter to Speaker Johnson: "Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share In Taxes"
Washington,
July 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led a group of House Democrats in opposing President Trump’s Budget Reconciliation Bill, condemning its massive giveaways to the ultra-wealthy. In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, the lawmakers called for legislation that ensures billionaires and large corporations finally start paying their fair share in taxes, rather than shifting the burden onto working families. “Unelected, unaccountable billionaires have been granted unprecedented power by the current administration and have used their influence to shape this tax legislation to further enrich themselves,” wrote the lawmakers. “The billionaire establishment that has taken hold in Washington should not further benefit from more tax giveaways, especially at the expense of everyday Americans.” Rather than double down on policies that reward the ultra-wealthy, the lawmakers urged Speaker Johnson to chart a new course, one that puts working families first. “Instead of further cutting taxes for billionaires, we call on you to produce legislation that ensures that billionaires and large corporations pay their fair share, addresses the root causes of extreme wealth inequality, and invests in a strong economy for working families where every American has the opportunity to create wealth and succeed.” The following Members of Congress signed onto the letter to House Speaker Johnson: Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Henry C. Johnson (GA-04), Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Andre Carson (IN-07), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-01), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12)." Link to full letter here. |
