U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, on Tuesday voted against the Republican reconciliation bill, which she said fails to lower costs for working families while directing billions of taxpayer dollars toward President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda and political priorities.
“The American people are struggling with the rising costs of groceries, housing, health care and everyday necessities,” Sewell said. “Yet instead of helping hardworking families make ends meet, Republicans have chosen to spend billions more taxpayer dollars funding Donald Trump’s cruel immigration agenda, rewarding the wealthy and giving this administration even more unchecked power. This bill does nothing to lower costs, nothing to strengthen health care and nothing to improve the lives of the people I represent. That’s why I voted no.”
Sewell criticized the legislation for providing an additional $70 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement without oversight or accountability while failing to address the economic challenges facing American families.
“At a time when families are looking for relief, Republicans are once again putting the interests of the wealthy and well-connected ahead of the needs of everyday Americans,” Sewell said. “We should be investing in affordable health care, lowering costs, strengthening food assistance programs and creating economic opportunity—not writing blank checks for ICE to brutalize American citizens and law-abiding immigrants.”
Sewell said she remains committed to lowering costs, protecting critical programs and ensuring taxpayer dollars are used to improve the lives of American families.
