1. United States
2. W.V.
3. Letter

You both know exactly what this bill is — a reckless tax scam dressed up as patriotism, and a devastating attack on the people of West Virginia. If you vote this through, you are not just rubber-stamping cruelty. You’re ensuring our state collapses under the weight of your party’s lies. Let’s talk facts: • The House budget adds $2.3 trillion to the deficit — a move that will automatically trigger Medicare cuts under the law. Nearly $500 billion in cuts to senior care and healthcare access. • It slashes $351 billion in student aid, guts Medicaid, housing support, environmental protections, and the programs this state relies on just to survive. • It forces impossible work requirements onto sick, elderly, and struggling West Virginians — knowing full well it will kick thousands off coverage. • It repeals clean energy investments, cripples regulatory protections, and opens the door to even more corruption and exploitation. And what do we get in return? Temporary tax tricks. Culture war distractions. A missile shield fantasy. And a cult monument. Meanwhile, your party-line ally Patrick Morrisey has already admitted that West Virginia faces a $400 million deficit — a hole Governor Justice left behind. So answer this: When federal money stops coming, how exactly do you expect West Virginia to function? Because under this bill, that’s what’s coming. The lifelines that have kept this state afloat — student grants, housing funds, healthcare subsidies, infrastructure support — are going to disappear. And this state will be left holding the bag. You cannot in good conscience vote for this and still pretend to care about the people here. We are not a campaign backdrop. We are not a talking point. We are real people, and we are watching. This is your chance to stop it. Vote no. Show us you still remember who you serve.