‘This Really Is Not Partisan’: Budget Cuts Won’t Just Hurt Democrats
Crockett: Dem lawmakers also carrying load for Republicans not doing their jobs
The federal budget cuts that Republicans are advocating would hurt all Americans — not just Democrats and liberals, according to a congresswoman who has become one of the most outspoken since Donald Trump assumed office.
And Democrats like her are working on behalf of their own constituents, they are trying to represent those Americans whose Republican lawmakers have abdicated their responsibilities as a co-equal branch of government, she said.
Trump and Republicans are pushing for deep cuts to Medicaid and other federal programs in order to fund another round of tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.
At the same time, Trump’s billionaire advisor, Elon Musk, and his team known as “DOGE,” have been busy disrupting and dismantling a variety of federal agencies while indiscriminately firing thousands of federal workers.
And after recently getting an earful of criticism from even their Republican constituents in their districts for what Trump and Musk are doing, Republican lawmakers are now avoiding doing any more such town hall meetings.
Democrats are left to do the actual heavy lifting of government, according to Rep Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas).
“Listen, the Democrats are united as it relates to the American people. I want to be clear that this really is not partisan. I know that it looks very partisan, but at the end of the day, we know that the cuts that the Republicans are proposing, that these cuts are not only going to impact Democrats and independents, but Republicans as well,” she said. “In fact, we know that the Republicans have decided that they don’t want to answer to their constituents. They put out official guidance saying, do not go home and do town halls.
“And so right now, the Democrats are carrying the load for not only our constituents, but for theirs, too, because clearly they don’t have the answers for their constituents, which the honest to goodness truth is that they don’t answer to their constituents,” she added. “They decided that they will only answer to Elon Musk and Donald Trump.”
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