Senate Approves Trump Bill: A Major Setback for America’s Working Families

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten released a statement following the Senate’s approval of President Trump’s controversial tax legislation: "This signifies a profound and troubling betrayal of American working families, pushed through the Senate under the cover of night to appease a president eager to deliver tax cuts to his affluent allies. These reductions are financed by jeopardizing our future: they will cut millions from healthcare, shutter rural hospitals, eliminate food assistance for children, hamper job creation, exacerbate climate issues, defund education, and escalate national debt. This will redirect funds away from public schools via vouchers—which ultimately detract from student success and primarily benefit wealthy families with children already enrolled in private institutions. It represents the most significant transfer of wealth from the underprivileged to the affluent in decades, exceeding the House's initial version by hundreds of billions. Time and again, polls have shown the American populace’s disapproval of this egregious deception." The AFT comprises 1.8 million educators, nurses, and public service professionals.