One Big Beautiful Bill for Billionaires

WV Democrats Slam Riley Moore and Carol Miller for Voting for Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill for Billionaires'

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Democratic Party leaders condemned Representatives Riley Moore and Carol Miller for their votes to pass what West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Mike Pushkin has dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill for Billionaires” Act - a massive tax giveaway to the ultra-wealthy that slashes essential services for working families across West Virginia.

The bill, which passed the House by a single vote under the cover of darkness, includes deep cuts to Medicaid and other critical programs that benefit West Virginians. Party Vice Chair Teresa Toriseva said “this legislation is a disaster for West Virginians and a betrayal of the very people Moore and Miller were elected to represent.”

“In the West Virginia Legislature, there’s an old saying: ‘fat possums run at midnight.’ It means the worst legislation gets passed while people are home asleep in their beds,” said Pushkin. “That’s  what happened here. Trump’s bill passed by one vote - in the dead of night - and Moore and Miller helped to shove it through.”

Despite being billed as a tax cut for all, the bill overwhelmingly benefits the wealthiest Americans while making severe cuts to programs that support low-income families, seniors, and children. On top of that the legislation increases the federal deficit by $2.7 trillion to finance massive tax breaks for the top 1%, while reducing resources for the bottom 10% of income earners.

“It’s the same old Republican scam,” said Party Vice Chair Teresa Toriseva. “Sell hardworking families on the idea that they’re getting a meaningful tax cut, then gut the programs those families rely on - all while handing the ultra-wealthy billions in giveaways.”  Mike Pushkin added, “it's political slight of hand – sell the need for massive budget cuts to reduce the deficit, then use the savings to fund tax cuts for the top 1% while growing the deficit.”

In West Virginia, the consequences are especially dire:

• 522,000 West Virginians - nearly 30% of the population - receive Medicaid benefits.
• In Congressman Moore’s district, 25% of constituents rely on Medicaid.
• In Congresswoman Miller’s district, that number is even higher - 35%.
• Of those covered by Medicaid statewide, 62% are employed, 32% are children, 24% are over 65, and 20% live with three or more chronic conditions.

Pushkin added, “Moore and Miller didn’t vote for their constituents - they voted for billionaires in boardrooms who will never set foot in Logan or Martinsburg or Beckley. It’s shameful.”

The West Virginia Democratic Party is calling on voters to hold Moore and Miller accountable for their betrayal - and to remember who stood with the people and who sold them out.