Press Releases

“This bill is a handout to billionaires and a punch in the gut to working families and children. 

“When I was growing up, my family couldn’t afford cable, so we relied on public broadcasting for education, news, weather forecasts, public safety announcements, and emergency alerts. Now, as a dad to a two-year-old, I watch PBS programs like Sesame Street, The Cat in the Hat, and Daniel Tiger with my son. The same public service that helped raise me is now helping raise him. 

“But Republicans moved forward with these cuts to free up federal dollars for their ‘Big Billionaire Bill,’ which hands massive tax breaks to the richest corporations and individuals. While the ultrawealthy and top corporations get tax breaks for yachts and bonuses, millions of kids in rural and working-class communities are losing Sesame Street.  

“This bill also guts humanitarian aid, ripping away food from starving children, medicine from disease zones, and hope from families fleeing war, which undermines America’s global leadership in responding to global crises. 

“Even though we’re outnumbered in the House, I’ll keep fighting to make sure that public money is used to help people who actually need it — not handed out as giveaways to billionaires.”