CONGRESSMAN VICENTE GONZALEZ JOINED TEACHERS AND RETIREES TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BIG, UGLY BILL

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez was joined by members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Retirees Chapter 12, Brownsville Educators Stand Together American Federation of Teachers (BEST AFT) Local 3877, Texas State Employees Union – Communication Workers of America (TSEU – CWA) Local 6186, and the Rio Grande Valley Labor Council to rally against the “Big, Ugly Bill” that was signed into law last month by President Donald J. Trump. The Republican budget is set to strip healthcare from almost 17 million Americans, including more than 1.6 million Texans and over 100,000 South Texans; adds almost $4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade; and forces over 42 million Americans to go hungry, including over 65,000 households in South Texas.  

“Medicare and Social Security are not handouts. Our seniors paid into these programs throughout their working lives. This ‘Big, Ugly Bill is nothing but a cold attempt to rob hundreds of thousands of South Texans of their hard-earned dollars to benefit the ultra-wealthy," said Congressman Gonzalez. “Thank you to our AFSCME and local union members for standing shoulder to shoulder with me as we speak out against this betrayal.”    

President of the AFSCME Retirees Chapter 12, Luther Elmore, who was also in attendance, stated, “President Trump’s Beautiful Tax Bill, now law, makes an ugly move to take away healthcare from 300,000 Texans and trigger $500 billion in cuts to Medicare. This is not about the liberal vs conservative, right vs left, Republican vs Democrat, this is about the very top vs the rest of us”.  

You can view the full press conference HERE.

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