Amanda Forrester / news@whmi.com

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for Michigan Representatives to reject President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

In a statement on Tuesday, Whitmer called the budget bill “extreme,” adding that it would raise grocery and utility bills for working families, terminate millions of Americans’ healthcare and cause the layoffs of hundreds of thousands of workers. She said the bill would result in large tax cuts for the wealthy, while hurting the middle class, adding $4.2 trillion to the national debt.

Her statement reads:

“The Republican budget bill under consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives this week will terminate health care for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders, rip away food assistance from working families, and jack up costs on the middle class while giving a huge tax cut to the wealthy. I encourage every member of Michigan’s congressional delegation, Republican and Democrat, to come together and vote NO.

“The bill will have a devastating impact on people’s lives, including the nearly 15,000 people who wrote in and shared their stories with my office. Cuts to Medicaid will hurt vulnerable Michiganders most, including three in five nursing home residents, people living with disabilities, and pregnant women. The largest ever cut to SNAP included in this budget will raise the cost of groceries, increase hunger, and harm thousands of local retailers, forcing more Michiganders to go to bed with a pit in their stomach.

“I encourage all the Democrats and Republicans in our congressional delegation including Representatives John James, Tom Barrett, and Bill Huizenga to think about the choice they face. A vote to pass this budget is a vote to terminate health care and skyrocket the cost of food for your constituents. I implore you all to vote no.
 
“We also know that the budget will significantly weaken our state’s and country’s finances. We cannot backfill the massive hole in our budget that this budget will cause with state funding alone and we are further burdening future generations with an extra $4.2 trillion of debt.

“Instead, let’s vote this cruel, fiscally irresponsible budget down and collaborate to help families in Michigan and across America succeed by delivering on the kitchen-table issues. Vote NO today and let’s work together tomorrow.” 

Whitmer also included “Key Numbers about the Republican Budget Bill:”

16 million Americans, including hundreds of thousands of Michiganders, will have their health care terminated.
120,000 Michiganders will lose their Healthy Michigan plans, offered through the Affordable Care Act.
5.4 million Americans will be put in medical debt.
$1.1 trillion will be cut from health care to deliver a $1 trillion tax cut to the rich.
$4.2 trillion will be added to the national debt.

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed the Senate on Monday after Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. The bill will now go to the House of Representatives for a final vote.