29-05-2025
Protestors rally outside TN House member's office against president's tax bill
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some Memphians protested outside a Tennessee House member's office after President Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Tax Bill' moved on to the Senate after being passed by the House.
One of the House members, Republican David Kustoff, who represents the 8th congressional district of Tennessee, voted for the bill.
According to The Hill, the bill — titled the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,' adopting Trump's slogan for the measure — extends the tax cuts enacted by the president during his first term in 2017; boosts funding for border, deportation, and national defense priorities; imposes reforms, like beefed-up work requirements, on Medicaid that are projected to result in millions of low-income individuals losing health insurance; rolls back green energy tax incentives; and, among many other provisions, increases the debt limit by $4 trillion.
On Tuesday, outside his office, were dozens of protesters who gathered, saying they want Kustoff to explain himself.
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Following the passage of the bill last Thursday, Congressman Kustoff released a statement saying he is 'proud to support this bill that will cement President Trump's America First agenda and deliver unprecedented relief to all Americans.'
'Because we have tried for months to have a town hall so he can hear from his constituents and hear our concerns and know how we want him to proceed, and he has ignored that, so we are here to let him know that, regardless of what you're doing. We will hold you accountable. We see you ignoring us, and we will not be ignored,' said Amber Hampton, Indivisible Memphis.
'These are not numbers, these are not just statistics, they are people that live near us,' said Hampton. 'They are our neighbors, they go to school with our children, and just because I am not directly benefiting from these programs does not mean it will have an impact on people that I care about. Or our community and prosperity of America as a whole.'
WREG reached out to Congressman Kustoff's office for comment, but has not heard back.
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