The advanced age of many Washington, D.C. lawmakers has remained under intense scrutiny from both the public and the mediaāespecially following former President Joe Bidenās disastrous 2024 debate performance and his eventual withdrawal from the race.
Rep She spent part of Wednesday filming an incendiary message
For social media. āIām not just a no on Trumpās Big Ugly Bill, Iām a HELL NO! ā she wrote on X.
This is going to be the most hideous vote that the Republicans are putting forward that would absolutely take healthcare away from literally millions of people Why? Because they want to be able to provide more money, more wealth to the richest people in the United States of America,ā railed Schakowsky.
Iām not just a no on Trumpās Big Ugly Bill, Iām a HELL NO!
We canāt let the House Floor turn into a crime scene
All this to give tax cuts to billionaires All this to give tax cuts to billionaires. pic. twitter.
com/WUcF3Hd7hjā Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) July 2, 2025 Critics had
Claimed Trump would never succeed in passing his sweeping tax cut legislationālet alone before the July 4 recess.
Earlier this year, Schakowsky announced she would not run for reelection in 2026, bringing an end to a long career in public service With its passage, Trump has now enacted the bulk of his campaign agenda just six months into his second term, the Washington Times noted in an analysis of the presidentās first months back in office in what will be his final term.
Campaigns are filled with promises and āmostā administrations are filled with excuses but NOT @Potus, who once again delivered for the American people,ā said Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff during Trumpās first term, on X It also eliminates most taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits for seniors.
āWhen the bill comes up, consider it a crime scene! ā she said
With bravado and hands on her hips The bill includes major changes to Medicaid, which has ballooned in both size and cost over the past decade. It tightens eligibility rules to exclude unauthorized immigrants and others who donāt qualify, a move projected to reduce Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over the next ten years.
In addition, the legislation allocates $46. 5 billion to complete Trumpās long standing 2016 campaign pledge to build a wall along the U. S. Mexico borderāa promise left unfinished during his first term
