Jeffries claims Trump budget bill will steal food from 'the mouths of babies' while enriching billionaires
'They are intentionally inflicting pain on the American people,' says Rep Hakeem Jeffries
By Emma Colton Fox News
Published April 8, 2025 12:03pm EDT
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries railed against a budget bill that would advance President Donald Trump's agenda as legislation that would take food from the mouths of babies in order to enrich billionaire "puppet masters."
"These MAGA extremists are trying to jam a reckless budget down the throat of the American people," Jeffries said during a Monday press conference. "Take away health care from the American people. Strip away veterans benefits from the American people. And hurt nutritional assistance and literally take food out of the mouths of babies in America."
"Why? Because they want to pass massive tax breaks for their billionaire donors and puppet masters like Elon Musk. This is Republican policy in America, and it's a complete and total disaster."
The House's framework for the budget bill passed in February and included $4.5 trillion for extending Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and implementing newer Trump proposals like no taxes on tipped wages. Senate Republicans approved a blueprint version of the bill Saturday. The legislation currently hangs in the balance as Republican lawmakers hash out details of the final version of the bill.
The New York Democrat's press conference was in response to Trump's recently unveiled tariff plans that will level customized tariffs on countries that have historically higher tariffs in place on American goods, as well as a baseline tariff of 10% on other nations.
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