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Rep. Scott Fitzgerald Fact-Checks Governor Evers on One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) called out Governor Tony Evers for misrepresenting the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, accusing him of spreading false claims about the legislation. The bill aims to increase efficiency in Medicaid, reform food assistance programs, and provide tax relief for American families. Governor Evers claims the bill will increase costs for Wisconsin taxpayers by over $284 million, but Fitzgerald argues this is a misrepresentation of reality. He provided a breakdown of the top five falsehoods made by the governor, along with the facts that set the record straight.

Key Takeaways:

  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act aims to improve the efficiency of Medicaid by ending waste, fraud, and abuse, with a potential savings of nearly $326 billion over the 2025-2034 period.
  • The bill delivers significant reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as food stamps, including a modest, incentive-based state benefit share, expanded work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, and reduced eligibility for illegal aliens, which could save taxpayers nearly $200 billion.
  • Governor Evers claims the bill eliminates cost-saving education programs, but Fitzgerald argues that SNAP-Ed, defended by Evers, is a program that costs taxpayers $500 million a year without improving nutrition or reducing obesity among participants.
  • The bill makes Wisconsin's Medicaid program work better for children, pregnant women, the disabled, and the elderly, and secures a historic $50 billion investment for America's rural hospitals through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
  • Congressman Fitzgerald also pointed out that the bill provides tax relief by boosting take-home pay, making the Trump Tax Cuts permanent, eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, and protecting family farms from the death tax.

Statistics:

  • $326 billion: Potential savings over the 2025-2034 period byending waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid.
  • $200 billion: Potential savings by reforming the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through a modest, incentive-based state benefit share, expanded work requirements, and reduced eligibility for illegal aliens.
  • $50 billion: Historic investment for America's rural hospitals through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
  • $284 million: Alleged increase in costs for Wisconsin taxpayers, according to Governor Evers' claims.
  • 11%: National average error rate of SNAP benefit payments.
  • 17%: Surges in SNAP enrollment since 2019.
  • 83%: Ballooning costs for SNAP since 2019.

Sources:

  • [https://fitzgerald.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-fitzgerald-fact-checks-governor-evers-top-5-false-claims-about-one-big](https://fitzgerald.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-fitzgerald-fact-checks-governor-evers-top-5-false-claims-about-one-big)

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