Friend,
This week, the GOP-controlled House passed a budget that pushes Trump’s extreme agenda forward—by a razor-thin 217-215 margin. And Arizona’s David Schweikert played a key role in making it happen, who cast the deciding vote for the proposed budget.
Schweikert didn’t even have the nerve to cast his own vote—he cowardly handed his voting card to Speaker Johnson instead, who cast the vote on his behalf. Maybe that’s because this budget does the opposite of what he claims to stand for.
He says he’s a fiscal conservative, but here’s what’s really in this budget:
- $2 trillion in spending cuts—but not for defense, which gets a boost. This could also open the door for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
- Tax cuts for the top 5%—while raising taxes on everyone else.
- Nearly $3 trillion added to the national debt—despite Schweikert’s supposed commitment to reducing it.
Once again, Trump and MAGA Republicans betray working-class voters while rewarding billionaires. And Schweikert—who wins by razor-thin margins every election—just handed Democrats a golden opportunity to flip this seat for once and for all.
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