From Fitzpatrick to the Senate: Republicans Sacrifice Lives for Loyalty
No matter how you spin it, you can’t right a wrong.
Many Americans—especially so-called deficit hawks on the right—profess deep concern about the national debt. Yet last week, those same "fiscally responsible" Republicans voted to increase it by trillions. Their justification? That the bill merely targets fraud and waste.
That’s not just misleading—it’s dangerously false.
People will go hungry. People will lose medical coverage. And yes, people will die as a result of this bill.
One Vote Could Have Stopped It: Fitzpatrick Backed the GOP's Deadly Budget
He’s the The “Problem Solver” creating problems for those not privleged. Fitzpatrick even publicly stated he opposed cuts to Medicaid—before voting for them. He could have stood up. He could have cast the one vote that would have stopped this cruelty. Instead, he fell in line.
Some “problem solver.”
Many of those voting yes—including our Representative Brian Fitzpatrick—claimed that the cuts were only about fraud and waste, which is patently false. People will go hungry; they will go without medical insurance; and some will die as a result. And Republicans will all swear that Medicare won’t be affected. But because the bill increases the deficit by as much as it does, it triggers cuts to Medicare as well!
From historian Heather Cox Richardson:
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the bill cuts at least $715 billion in healthcare spending, mostly from Medicaid, and $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, causing more than 2.7 million American households to lose benefits. Because the massive debt increase in the measure triggers a 2010 law requiring offsets, it will cut Medicare, as well, by an estimated $500 billion.
Get Out of Jail Free Card
And if all that weren’t bad enough, the bill also includes a provision to shield Administration officials from criminal contempt—undermining the only real legal mechanism for holding them accountable.
Now the bill heads to the Senate, where a few voices are raising concerns. But let’s be clear: it’s the same political theater we saw in the House. They object just enough to lower the volume of public protest—then fall in line at the last moment.
This bill isn’t about fiscal responsibility. It’s about killing safety nets to give billionaires a payday. And no amount of spin can make that right.