From Maine to Michigan, First Leg of National Tour Calls Out Harms from GOP Choice to Cut Health Care & Food Assistance to Pay for Billionaire Tax Breaks

WASHINGTON DC (July 7, 2026)— Families Over Billionaires and partners last night completed the first leg of the Who Pays? Bus Tour, marking the one-year anniversary of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by doing what Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress won’t: lifting up the stories of the people affected by the law. The first leg included stops in Portland, Maine, Manchester, New Hampshire, Scranton and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Warren, Michigan.

“One year ago, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress gave billionaires a break, now everyday Americans are stuck paying the bill,” said Kristen Crowell, Executive Director of Families Over Billionaires. “We are going community to community to lift up the voices of the people who are struggling under this Big Ugly Law, and calling out every lawmaker who voted to further rig the system against working people.”

At each stop, everyday Americans shared their personal stories and local impacts from the law that cut health care and food assistance to give massive tax breaks to billionaires and corporations.

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WATCH: GenZ for Change  interviews young voters in Manchester, NH who say: “You just can’t rely on any kind of social safety net anymore.”

WATCH: Farmer Seth Kroeck of Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick, Maine: “You’ve been swallowing the hike in food prices at the store and at restaurants, and as a farmer, I’ve been feeling it as well.”

WATCH: Jack Petocz in Croton-on-Hudson, NY: “Young people can’t afford rent. They can’t afford groceries. They can’t afford gas. Can’t afford to put themselves through school. Can’t afford to just survive in the richest country in the world.”

Leaders across sectors amplified and added to the work happening on the ground with the bus tour, saying:

“The anniversary of the One Big Beautiful Bill is a reminder of who it was actually built for. Small businesses are facing higher healthcare costs, shrinking Medicaid coverage for employees, and a tax structure that rewards scale over substance. Main Street Alliance members are living with the consequences of a bill that was sold as help and delivered as a burden.” — Shawn Phetteplace, National Campaigns Director Main Street Alliance

“All across America, women and families are facing skyrocketing costs while billionaires (and now a trillionaire) are getting new tax cut. We are proud to partner with Families Over Billionaires on their bus tour, which is sounding the alarm on how the One Big Ugly Law helps billionaires get richer while women and families are forced to pay the bill.” – Amy Matsui, vice president of income security and child care at the National Women’s Law Center.

“The State Revenue Alliance is proud to partner with Families Over Billionaires and hundreds of other state and national groups who are shifting the storyline to a finale where the heroes win. Across the country, state advocates and legislators are refusing to accept the status quo. forward. They are winning the revenue needed to protect people and make communities strong: good schools, affordable health care, safe neighborhoods, and the public investments that give every child a fair chance to succeed. Alongside families and communities across the country, we are demanding an economy that works for all of us. We congratulate Families Over Billionaires on the “Who Pays” Tour and stand with our state partners who are flipping the script and winning the decade for working people!” – Amber Wallin, executive director of State Revenue Alliance

The Who Pays? Bus Tour’s national partners include Oxfam, Protect Our Care, National Women’s Law Center, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, DemCast USA, National Nurses United, Gen Z For Change, Unrig Our Economy, Americans for Tax Fairness, State Revenue Alliance, and the Committee to Protect Health Care.