¶ Alfonso Praised Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill And Promised To Do Even More To Advance Trump’s Agenda
¶ Alfonso Praised Republicans’ One Big, Beautiful Bill And Promised To Do More
Alfonso Praised Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts And Said He Wanted To Do More, While Claiming He Would Protect Social Security And Medicare For “Those Who Earned It.” According to Michael Alfonso during a telephone rally, “A big part of fighting the radical left is delivering the Trump agenda for regular Americans. So people are no longer struggling financially. And as you know, Mr. President, that's exactly why I'm running. Our farmers were crushed by years of Biden inflation, bad trade deals and tons of government regulation. But Wisconsin families have received much needed ease with strong policies like the working families tax cuts. But President Trump and I want to do more. So here's what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for our farmers so they can pass their land down to the next generation instead of selling it off under President Trump's leadership. Farm families no longer have to worry about the death tax. I'm fighting for tax cuts and affordability. Still, a family in Wausau or Rhinelander can fill up their tank and filled their fridge without doing the math three times over. And hey, I'm a math guy. It's what I studied at UW Madison. And we all know the math is starting to not add up in Washington. So I'm fighting to protect Social Security and Medicare for the generation that earned it.” [Alfonso for Congress Tele Rally, 7/29/26] (audio)
- The Big, Beautiful Bill Was Also Known As The Working Families Tax Cuts. According to a press release from Rep. Ron Estes, “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act – also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts – is now law, and Kansans will see the benefit when they file their taxes.” [Press Release – Rep. Ron Estes, 7/4/25]
¶ Alfonso Promised To Turn The Trump Agenda Into Law
Alfonso Promised He Would “Fight To Turn The Trump Agenda Into Law!” According to Michael Alfonso’s Twitter, “I had a very successful weekend speaking with voters and collecting signatures at the Hayward Gun Show, Rice Lake Gun Show, and the Hudson Community Expo. The people of Wisconsin’s 7th District want a representative they KNOW, without a doubt, will fight to turn the Trump agenda into law! [Twitter, @MicahelAlfonsoWI, 5/3/26]
¶ Alfonso Promised To Be Trump’s Ally In Congress
Alfonso Said A Vote For Him Would Make Sure Trump Has Allies In Congress. According to Michael Alfonso’s Twitter, “Yesterday, I traveled all over Wisconsin’s 7th District, meeting voters at the Rusk County Dairy Breakfast, the Clayton Parade, and the Stanley Rodeo Parade! Remember to vote Alfonso for Congress on August 11 to make sure Trump has allies in Congress🗳️🇺🇸”
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[Twitter, @MichaelAlfonsoWI, 6/21/26]
¶ Alfonso Was Endorsed By Speaker Mike Johnson And President Trump
Alfonso Was Endorsed By President Trump. According to Michael Alfonso’s campaign website,
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[Alfonsoforwisconsin.com, Viewed 8/18/26]
Alfonso Was Endorsed By Speaker Mike Johnson. According to Michael Alfonso’s campaign website,
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[Alfonsoforwisconsin.com, Viewed 8/18/26]
¶ Trump And Johnson’s One Big Beautiful Bill Was Responsible For Ripping Health Care Away From Millions Of Americans
Trump And Johnson Worked Together To Pass The Final Version Of Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill That Was Estimated To Result In At Least 17 Million Americans Losing Their Health Insurance
2025: Johnson And Trump Worked Together To Pass The “One Big Beautiful Bill.” According to Fox News, "House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., touted the close coordination between Congress and President Donald Trump to successfully pass the ‘one big, beautiful bill,’ saying the collaboration is part of the ‘beauty of unified government.’ Congress officially passed Trump’s multitrillion-dollar bill Thursday afternoon after back-to-back sleepless sessions for both the House and Senate. The massive agenda package now goes to Trump’s desk to be signed into law just in time for Republicans’ self-imposed Fourth of July deadline." [Fox News, 7/3/25]
- Trump And Johnson Lobbied The Republican Holdouts To Make Way For Passage Of The Bill. According to NBC News, "A bloc of Republican holdouts had initially opposed a procedural vote Wednesday to advance the bill, leading to an hourslong overnight standoff. But Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., managed to sway all but one of them, teeing up final passage in the House." [NBC News, 7/3/25]
HEADLINE: "At Least 17 Million Americans Would Lose Insurance Under Trump Plan" [Washington Post, 7/1/25]
- The Congressional Budget Office Estimated That 11.8 Million People Would Become Uninsured As A Result Of The Medicaid Cuts In Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill. According to the Washington Post, "The bill, which narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday and now heads back to the House, would effectively accomplish what Republicans have long failed to do: unwind many of the key components of the ACA, President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement, which dramatically increased the number of Americans with access to health insurance. To start, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the Senate version of the bill would result in 11.8 million more uninsured in 2034, mostly because of Medicaid cuts, compared with 10.9 million if the House version became law." [Washington Post, 7/1/25]
May 2025: Trump And Johnson Spearheaded The Effort To Pass Republicans’ Budget Bill, Which Would Kick Millions Of People Off Medicaid
May 2025: Johnson Reached Agreements With Conservative And Moderate Republicans With Help From Donald Trump Before Passing The Sweeping Budget Bill. According to the Guardian, "The biggest obstacle the bill faces is disputes among Republicans themselves. In the days leading up to the vote, Johnson had to reach agreements with lawmakers representing Democratic-led states who demanded a bigger deduction for state and local taxes (Salt). He also had to woo moderates wary of cutting too deeply into safety net programs and rightwing lawmakers demanding more cost savings. The speaker appears to have bridged those divides, aided by a visit to the Capitol from Trump on Tuesday. Moderates backed down after some cuts were nixed, while lawmakers who held out over Salt won an enlarged tax break. Johnson also managed to corral most fiscal conservatives, but acknowledged: ‘There was a few moments over the last week when it looked like the thing might fall apart.’" [Guardian, 5/22/25]
- May 2025: The Passage Of The Budget Bill Was A “Triumphant Moment For Johnson,” Who Got The Bill Passed With A Singular Vote Margin. According to ABC News, "A smiling Speaker Mike Johnson announced the massive measure passed by a single vote -- 215-214 -- and was greeted with applause. He had struggled to get it done -- as he had promised -- by Memorial Day, before lawmakers go on recess. The sweeping package of tax cuts, Medicaid reform and immigration spending delivers on many of the president's domestic campaign promises. Following debate that stretched Wednesday through the entire night and into early Thursday morning, the vote was a triumphant moment for Johnson, who conquered sharp divisions among his conference ‘through a lot of prayer’ amid a historically low 3-vote majority." [ABC News, 5/22/25]
The House GOP Budget Bill Was Estimated To Increase The Uninsured Population By 8.6 Million By 2034. According to CNN, “The Medicaid and Affordable Care Act provisions in the package could result in 8.6 million more people being uninsured in 2034, according to an early CBO estimate released by Democratic lawmakers. That number is expected to grow with the latest changes.” [CNN, 5/28/25]
February 2025: Johnson And Trump Pushed Forward A Budget Bill That Spelled Out Future Medicaid Cuts
Johnson “Fought On All Fronts” To Advance The Budget Bill That Passed “With A Push From President Donald Trump.” According to the Associated Press, "With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his ‘big, beautiful bill’ with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans. House Speaker Mike Johnson had almost no votes to spare in his bare-bones GOP majority and fought on all fronts — against Democrats, uneasy rank-and-file Republicans and skeptical GOP senators — to advance the party’s signature legislative package. Trump made calls to wayward GOP lawmakers and invited Republicans to the White House. The vote was 217-215, with a single Republican and all Democrats opposed, and the outcome was in jeopardy until the gavel." [Associated Press, 2/25/25]
- HEADLINE: “What Can House Republicans Cut Instead Of Medicaid? Not Much.” [New York Times, 2/25/25]
- HEADLINE: "House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid To Pay For Expanded Tax Cuts For Wealthy" [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2/21/25]
- New York Times Reported The $880 Billion In Cuts Required By The Republican Budget Proposal Would Have To Come From Medicaid, Medicare, Or CHIP. According to the New York Times, "The budget resolution itself is silent on whether Congress cuts Medicaid, which provides health coverage to 72 million poor and disabled Americans. But it instructs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the program, to cut spending by $880 billion over the next decade. If the committee can’t save at least that much, the entire effort could be imperiled because of the special process Congress is using to avoid a Senate filibuster. Ten other committees have their own instructions to follow, though none have been assigned with cutting nearly as much. It’s not so simple as finding the cuts elsewhere. The special process, known as budget reconciliation, means Republicans will have to find all $880 billion from within the Energy and Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction. That leaves them with fewer options than one might think. […] If Republicans want to avoid major cuts to Medicaid, the largest pot of available money is in the other big government health insurance program: Medicare. […] Even if the committee cuts everything that’s not health care to $0, it will still be more than $600 billion short. The committee could also save around $200 billion by eliminating the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but that option has not been raised by the budget committee or anyone in House leadership. […] Even if all of these cuts, revenues and rule cancellations from outside health care can pass muster, the committee will still be left with hundreds of billions of dollars to cut to hit its goal. Mathematically, the budget committee’s instructions mean the committee would need to make major cuts to either Medicare, Medicaid or both." [New York Times, 2/25/25]
¶ An Estimated 138,100 Wisconsinites In The Seventh Congressional District Relied On Medicaid Or CHIP Coverage
138,100 Wisconsinites In The Seventh Congressional District Relied On Medicaid Or CHIP Coverage. According to Center for American Progress,
[Center for American Progress, Viewed 8/18/26]