Rep. Cisneros Statement Denouncing the GOP Budget Proposal

February 26, 2025
Press Release
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. Released the following statement after Speaker Johnson and Washington Republicans jammed through their disastrous budget proposal.  
“The House Republican budget proposal is more than just a slap in the face to the American people, it is a deliberate attack on their health, their families, and their prosperity. This disastrous piece of legislation would make $880 billion in cuts to vital programs like Medi-Cal, school lunch programs, funding for fixing and maintaining California roads and highways, and disaster and wildfire recovery efforts. The list goes on, and it’s all to pay for a $314,266 tax cut for billionaires and a $4.5 trillion tax break for big corporations. Elon Musk has already seemingly bought the Presidency, but House Republicans have decided his payout shouldn’t stop. I’m disappointed the Republican Conference continues to prioritize out-of-control billionaires over the needs of hardworking Americans.” 
Under the Republican budget plan: 
  • The 41,000 people in CA-31 who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act would see their average premium go up by $2,040 per year — a 100% increase. 
  • Many families would face even steeper consequences. A 60-year-old couple with a household income of $85,000 in CA-31 would see their health insurance costs increase by $13,600 per year — a 188% increase in premiums. 
  • In CA-31, the 282,307 people on Medi-Cal are at risk of losing their health care under Republican budget plans. This includes 103,001 children under the age of 19 and 37,000 seniors over 65 in CA-31. 
  • California’s public schools would lose $8 billion in federal funds for kindergarten through 12th grade education, mainly for school meals, high-poverty school districts, and students with disabilities. California is also expected to lose more than $7 billion for higher education. 
  • Federal funds account for more than a third of the $17.6-billion budget at Caltrans, and cuts would affect the state transportation agency’s ability to build and maintain roads and other projects, including those by local governments.  
  • About $2.5 billion will be cut from California state and local programs, most of which is for disaster response and recovery, and roughly an additional $2.4 billion in cuts will be made to environmental protection programs as well as natural resources. 
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Issues: Economy