The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Is One Big Betrayal

The House GOP’s H.R. 1—the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA)—is a reckless, cruel, and corrupt piece of legislation. Disguised as reform, it’s actually a massive transfer of wealth to the rich, while gutting programs that support everyday Americans.

According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, this bill would explode the federal deficit by $2.4 trillion, handing billions in tax cuts to the wealthiest households—while demanding brutal sacrifices from seniors, working families, and the poor.

The harm is staggering:

Nearly 14 million people would lose health coverage—many with chronic conditions, many just above the poverty line.
Medicaid and Medicare would face devastating cuts—despite Republican claims to the contrary. PAYGO rules mean this bill triggers over $500 billion in automatic Medicare cuts.
Meals on Wheels warns that the bill represents the largest threats in history to the seniors and homebound individuals it serves.
SNAP benefits (food assistance) would be slashed, increasing hunger and hardship across the country.

But it doesn’t stop there:

The bill gives Executive Branch officials free rein to defy the courts—undermining the rule of law by eliminating consequences for contempt.
Climate science under siege: Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that fund clean energy and climate resilience are facing renewed attacks from lawmakers who deny or downplay the climate crisis—threatening critical investments in sustainable infrastructure, job creation, and emissions reductions.
It forces the sale of public lands to expand fossil fuel production—sacrificing our environment for short-term profit.
And the process has been an insult to democracy: votes taken in the middle of the night, bills rushed through unread. Even Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene admitted she would have voted no—if she had known what was in it.