1. United States
2. Ariz.
3. Letter

I urge you to vote NO on H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” I recognize you’ve likely already made the decision to pass this legislation, but I want to be on record and another voice outlining to you why this is bad legislation and will do nothing to benefit your constituents. While marketed as relief for working families, this legislation disproportionately harms average Americans—particularly children, seniors, and low-to-middle-income households—to finance permanent tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals and corporations. Below, I outline critical contradictions and moral failings in the bill. Harm to the Average American 1. Temporary Relief vs. Permanent Cuts for the Wealthy • Tax cuts for families earning under $250,000 expire after 2027, while corporate tax reductions and estate tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy remain permanent. By 2030, 83% of benefits will flow to the top 1%, leaving middle-class families with higher taxes. • The bill’s $1.5 trillion deficit expansion threatens future cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and SNAP—programs vital to seniors and working families. 2. Children in Poverty Left Behind • The expanded Child Tax Credit excludes the poorest 25% of children (households earning under $36,000) due to non-refundability and earnings requirements. At the same time, it imposes Medicaid cuts that risk health coverage for 4 million children and SNAP restrictions that jeopardize food security for 4 million more. 3. Seniors Bear the Brunt • Automatic Medicare cuts ($500 billion) and Medicaid reductions will limit access to home care, prescription drugs, and Meals on Wheels. Over 6 million seniors relying on SNAP face heightened food insecurity due to stricter work requirements. Contradictions and Moral Failures • Deficit Hypocrisy: The bill explodes the deficit to fund tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy, then uses the resulting debt as justification to gut safety nets for vulnerable populations. • Rigged Priorities: It sacrifices children’s health coverage and seniors’ dignity to preserve tax loopholes for yacht owners, private jet deductions, and billionaire heirs. • Regional Inequality: Despite raising the SALT cap, residents in high-tax states (e.g., NY, CA) still lose deductions they relied on, while corporations receive 100% expensing benefits. Moral Imperative H.R. 1 embodies a stark moral paucity: it asks struggling families, disabled children, and fixed-income seniors to subsidize the prosperity of those who need it least. Tax policy should uplift the marginalized—not exploit them to enrich the powerful. I implore you to reject this bill and advocate for legislation that prioritizes permanent tax relief for working families, universal child tax credits, and protected funding for Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP. I know this is a hard ask - I get it. The future of the most vulnerable, however, depends on your courage to say “no” to injustice. Vote NO.