After Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote to allow Donald Trump's megabill to pass the Senate Tuesday, opponents took to social media to warn the House that it was up to them to stave off impending disaster for lower-income Americans.
Call To Activism called Vance's tiebreaker, "one of the most shameful moments in American history."
"After 26 hours of fighting on the Senate floor, Republicans voted to rip health care from millions of people and let little babies go hungry. And they cheered. I'm angry. You should be too," posted Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
Sen. Angus king (I-ME) wrote, "Never have so many been so grievously hurt in the service of so few."
Rep. Aex Padilla (D-CA) wrote that Senate Republicans should be "ashamed" of the bill, adding, "It’s a full-scale betrayal of the American people—and they know it." Padilla vowed to keep "pushing back every step of the way," as the House gets ready to stage a final vote.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) wrote that the ultimate passage of "Trump's Big Ugly Bill" would lead every community in America to "feel cuts to basic needs—all so billionaires can get another giant tax cut."
"One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears. They will all live forever with the horror of this bill," wrote Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT).
Many fingers pointed at Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) who "caved and voted for Trump's massive bill," wrote PatriotTakes. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) lobbied hard to win over Murkowski by promising "carve-out" benefits for her state that other states won't receive if the bill heads to the president's desk for his signature.
Punchbowl News's Brendan Pedersen wrote, "MURKOWSKI tells reporters she wants the House to send OBBB back to the Senate to continue the work. She voted for it. 'My hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we're not there yet,' Murkowski said."
Political commentator @ChidiNwatu wrote that Murkowski "must be f------ delusional or insane" to believe that could happen.
Journalist Molly Jong-Fast posted, "Disaster for rural hospitals and nursing homes," while journalist Ed Krassenstein wrote, "Hopefully @elonmusk destroys them in the next election.