[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 118 (Wednesday, July 9, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       One Big Beautiful Bill Act

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, Donald Trump's ``Big Ugly Bill'' hasn't 
even been law for a week, and already the troubling headlines are 
pouring in.
  This morning, let me start with a few headlines from around the 
country, crystallizing the devastating impact that the Republicans' 
signature bill has.
  From News 9 in Oklahoma:

       Oklahoma Healthcare Officials Warn Of Rural Hospital 
     Closures Amid Pending Medicaid Cuts.

  From CBS 13 in Maine:

       Medicaid cuts lead to rural Maine hospital closures and 
     service reductions.

  From Nebraska:

       Rural southwest Nebraska clinic closes, blaming expected 
     Medicaid cuts.

  So we have proof: The ``Big Ugly Bill'' is, in fact, already shutting 
down hospitals. It is cutting off healthcare. Donald Trump and Senate 
Republicans promised their bill would not touch Medicaid, but these 
headlines show that that is a lie. Worst of all, people are going to 
die because of Donald Trump's ``Big Ugly Bill.''
  According to a study done by Penn on the House bill, Republican cuts 
to Medicaid and healthcare will lead to 51,000--51,000--preventable 
deaths a year. Again, that is the House version. The Senate's Medicaid 
cuts will be even deeper, more harmful, worse. It translates to one 
preventable death every 10\1/2\ minutes, all so that the billionaires 
can pay less in taxes.
  It is profane. It is morally bankrupt. It is sickening.