Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde Issues Statement Ahead of Year Anniversary of Trump Signing Republicans’ Devastating Budget Bill
July 3, 2026
COLUMBUS, OH – Ahead of the one year anniversary of President Trump signing Washington Republicans’ budget bill into law, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde issued the following statement on the devastating impact this bill continues to have on Ohio families:
“Donald Trump promised Ohioans that he would lower costs on ‘day one,’ and while he breaks that promise every day, perhaps no example of this is more clear than with his signing of Washington Republicans’ budget bill which ripped healthcare and SNAP food assistance from Ohio families and raised costs for everyone.
“At a time when families are struggling in every corner of our state, Ohioans deserve leaders who will make their lives better, not worse – and Republicans are showing every day that they aren’t those leaders. While Ohio Republicans are left to own the President’s broken promises and their continued championing of a deeply unpopular economic agenda, Ohio Democrats are running on creating a government that delivers for working families. In November, Ohioans of all political backgrounds are going to hold Ohio Republicans in Washington and Columbus accountable for raising costs by electing Ohio Democrats up and down the ballot who will get our state and country back on track.”
Ohioans are continuing to speak out against Republicans in Washington – like Mike Turner, Mike Carey, and Max Miller – for voting to gut the Medicaid and SNAP food assistance that Ohio families rely on. New analysis emphasized recently that under Republicans’ spending bill, Ohio will lose more than 50,000 jobs – the eighth most jobs lost of any state in the country – and more than $5B from the state economy by 2029. This analysis also made clear that while Trump and Washington Republicans are implementing massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food assistance, and costing Ohio billions in federal funding, “Trump’s signature law gave huge tax cuts to the richest Americans.” Additional reporting has emphasized the strain this bill will have on Ohioans’ healthcare specifically, stating that, “recent cuts in funding from Ohio’s Medicaid budget will force more than a half a million Ohioans off the program in the next decade and threaten the closure of 31 hospitals and clinics in Ohio.”
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