McClellan Statement on Republican Blank Check to Elon Musk and the Trump Administration

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 1968, a partisan funding bill that cuts billions of funding for health care, affordable housing, and veterans’ benefits:

“Today, I voted against handing Elon Musk and the Trump Administration a blank check to continue traumatizing federal workers and raiding essential government services in order to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The House Republican funding bill betrays our veterans exposed to toxic substances, abandons communities devastated by natural disasters, and lays the groundwork for massive cuts to critical healthcare and safety net programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security.

“House Republicans shirked their responsibility to the American people by blocking any attempt to check President Trump’s irresponsible trade war with our allies through tariffs that will raise the price of everything from groceries to gasoline, housing to healthcare, toys to technology, and more.

“This Republican rip-off will significantly harm Virginians from all walks of life, with a rippling effect on our state and local governments and economy in every region. Once again, House Republicans put politics over people and billionaires over hard working Americans.”