Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted against H.R. 1, citing its severe impact on working families, seniors, veterans, and the regional economy of Northwest Ohio. The bill prioritizes tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy while enacting the most damaging cuts to health care, food assistance, and infrastructure investment in recent history. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has said that this legislation will add $3.4 Trillion to the US Debt.
\n\u201cThis bill is callously cruel \u2014 an immoral transfer of wealth from the working class to the ultra-rich. It strips health care from 17 Million Americans, kills Millions of good-paying jobs, and adds Trillions to the national debt, all while handing tax breaks to Billionaires. I came to Washington to fight for Northwest Ohio \u2014 not to rubber-stamp the destruction of our hospitals, energy jobs, and food assistance,\u201d said Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)<\/p>\n
Unprecedented Cuts to Health Care
\nThe bill strips health coverage from nearly 17 million Americans, including 216,000 residents of Ohio\u2019s 9th Congressional District. It cuts more than $1 Trillion from Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act, placing children, seniors, and people with disabilities at heightened risk. The legislation also increases out-of-pocket costs for individuals earning as little as $1,300 per month and could force vulnerable individuals out of long-term care facilities.<\/p>\n
These provisions are expected to destabilize already struggling rural hospitals and increase reliance on emergency rooms \u2014 further burdening a fragile healthcare system and leaving Millions in medical debt.<\/p>\n
Massive Reductions in Food Assistance
\nThe bill reduces funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for our seniors, veterans, and children by $186 Billion over 10 years, jeopardizing access for 316,000 Ohioans \u2014 nearly one in four residents. It also freezes benefit levels despite rising grocery costs, representing an estimated $18 Million monthly loss to local grocers and food retailers.<\/p>\n
The legislation imposes new administrative red tape that will disproportionately affect older adults, low-wage earners, and those with unstable employment.<\/p>\n
Rollback of Clean Energy and Infrastructure Investment
\nThe legislation repeals key clean energy tax credits and incentives that spurred over $500 Billion in US investment and supported thousands of Ohio jobs. Households in the 9th District will likely see an average $400 increase in annual electricity bills, while the elimination of energy efficiency and residential clean energy credits means the loss of over $150 Million in tax relief to Ohioans in 2023 alone.<\/p>\n
Construction labor and infrastructure development are also under threat, with an estimated 1.75 Million jobs and over 3 Billion work hours at risk nationwide \u2014 equivalent to $148 Billion in lost wages and benefits.<\/p>\n
A Misguided and Regressive Economic Strategy
\nThis legislation comes at a time when the national debt \u2014 now over $36 Trillion \u2014 is largely the result of previous tax cuts, costly wars, and financial crises. Rather than addressing the structural causes of debt, this bill adds $3.4 Trillion to the debt, while slashing services that millions of Americans depend on, and shielding the wealthiest from fiscal responsibility.<\/p>\n
Congresswoman Kaptur voted no to protect the people of Northwest Ohio from a bill that will deepen inequality, hollow out public services, and erode the dignity of working people across the country.<\/p>\n
You can find Congresswoman Kaptur\u2019s remarks during final House Floor debate online at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hZ40WuDW–4<\/a>. You can find video of Kaptur\u2019s opening statement online at https:\/\/x.com\/RepMarcyKaptur\/status\/1890143603403702378<\/a> and amendments offered on clean energy cuts at https:\/\/x.com\/RepMarcyKaptur\/status\/1890177725647798722<\/a>, and protecting taxpayer data at the Social Security Administration at https:\/\/x.com\/RepMarcyKaptur\/status\/1890208935082361046<\/a>, in the House Budget Committee markup by clicking the individual links. You can find a link to analysis of the legislation by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office by clicking https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/system\/files\/2025-07\/61537-hr1-Senate-passed-additional-info7-1-25.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted against H.R. 1, citing its severe impact on working families, seniors, veterans, and the regional economy of Northwest Ohio. The bill prioritizes tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy while enacting the most damaging cuts to health care, food assistance, and infrastructure investment in recent history. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[301],"class_list":["post-16565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16566,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16565\/revisions\/16566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16565"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=16565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}