Just When You Thought It Could Not Get Worse, The Senate Republicans Released a Budget Blueprint More Hurtful Toward the People Than the House

Honestly, this should not be a surprise to the American People.

Since the time of Reagan, Republicans before Donald Trump have been proposing historically discredited supply side trickle down economics budgets that make the rich richer, the poor poorer, the middle class smaller, and the national debt higher.

With Trump doing their bidding, this third generation of Supply Side Republicans secured another trickle down monstrosity that rewarded the affluent while giving morsels and crumbs to the rest of the 98 percent of the country in 2017.

Now in 2025, with Trump touting this legislation as a Big Beautiful Bill (for him and his wealthy patrons,) House and Senate Republicans are dueling to see how much they can rob from the poor and middle class and give to the affluent.

After the House passed a repulsive draconian measure that cut Medicaid, Food Stamps, Education, and Clean Energy Tax Credits, many looked to the Senate Republicans as a tempering bloc to put right what MAGA Republicans in the House put wrong.

Unfortunately, those hopes have been dashed with the Senate Republicans version being more stringent on Medicaid funding via a harsher work requirement. It would also lessen the increase in the child tax credit while reducing the proposed tax cuts on tips and overtime.

The legislation, instead of saving clean energy tax credits, only throws crumbs at the area, only extending the time to fully qualify for solar and wind tax credits by 2026 and partially receive 60 percent of by 2028.

Hydropower, geothermal, and nuclear would get 100 percent tax credit access to 2033 before being phased out in 2036.

The wealthy of course would still get their unneeded tax cuts.

Commenting on the budget and fiscal wrath the House and Senate Republicans would unleash on the American Working and Middle Class, Senator Mark Kelly wrote in a post:

“It’s tough enough to be a parent right now—and Trump and Republicans in Congress are going to make it even harder if they succeed in slashing health care, food assistance, and education. Last week, I stood with families to say that I won’t stop fighting for our kids.”

Senator Ruben Gallego discussed the harshness of the Republican Medicaid cuts in two posts over the last 24 hours. In his first one, he wrote:

“There’s a lot going on in DC right now. But I want to sound the alarm on an issue that Republicans want you to forget: They’re trying to pass a budget that will strip health care away from millions of Americans to fund tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. And if you think you’re paying too much to go to the doctor right now, it’s about to get worse. This comes at a time when costs are already too high, especially with Trump’s reckless tariffs.

Congressional Republicans are trying to ram through congress a budget bill that will make drastic cuts to Medicaid in U.S. history. If House Republicans get their way, more than 300,000 Arizonans will lose their health care, including 200,000 people on Medicaid and over 100,000 more who get their plan through the marketplace. On top of that, these cuts would force rural nursing homes and hospitals to close, push more people into overcrowded ERs, and cause over 1,000 avoidable deaths each year.

The Senate is currently negotiating their version of the budget plan, and even some Republican members know that these cuts would be political suicide. But the GOP’s top priority is keeping Donald Trump happy, and so they are charging ahead anyway with throwing working Americans under the bus.

These cuts will hit hardworking families, seniors, children, people with disabilities, and rural communities the hardest.

In the past few months, I’ve held town halls across Arizona to hear from families how much of a lifeline Medicaid is for them.

Here are just some of the stories I heard:

“I am begging you to advocate for Medicaid, especially for people like my son Parker, who is a child with multiple disabilities. Parker would not be alive today if it worked for Medicaid and all of the services that it provides children like him. Our family would not be able to sustain financially if we didn’t have access to the services that it provides with therapies and medical interventions.” – Bridget in Phoenix

“I qualify for Medicare due to the rare disease I live with, in the beginning of the disease I was on Medicare before transitioning to Medicare. I live with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), which requires ongoing treatments and medications to manage debilitating pain and maintain basic functionality. If I lost Medicare benefits, I would face impossible choices daily—skipping critical care, rationing meds, and plunging into financial ruin just to survive.” – Barbie in Phoenix

“My daughter was born in 2005 with a rare genetic condition that has resulted in many complex and life limiting medical conditions, along with significant cognitive and physical disabilities. She requires full care and assistance for every daily activity like dressing, bathing, feeding, etc. […] I am a widow and an only parent to her. I have to work to provide a roof over our head and to try and give her a life she is deserving of, but I can’t do it without the support and services provided by Medicaid.” – Dawn in Chandler

Bridget. Parker. Barbie. Dawn.

That’s who we’re fighting for.

Republicans are fighting for someone else. While their plan takes health coverage away from the people who need it most, it would give households making over $1 million a year an average tax break of $62,000.

This isn’t about reducing the deficit or cutting waste, it’s about rigging the system for the ultra-rich while hardworking everyday families pay the price.

I won’t let that happen.”

In a second more concise statement, Senator Gallego offered:

“Republicans know cuts to Medicaid would devastate their own constituents, but they’re still lining up behind Trump’s plan to gut it. Cowardice at the expense of working families.”

Representative Greg Stanton relayed:

“The GOP tax scheme would gut Medicaid and push Arizona hospitals to the brink of closure—all to hand billionaires a tax break. It’s cruelty on full display.”

According to recent polling from the Washington Post, Trump and MAGA Republicans big ugly reverse Robin Hood bill currently has twice as many opposed compared to those who support.

While Republicans support the bill with a meager non majority 49 percent, only 17 percent of Independents favor the proposals while 40 percent oppose while six percent of Democrats like it while 74 percent think it stinks.

When you can not get a majority of the people in your own party to support this disaster for the country, that should be a clue to go back to the drawing board and start all over again.