July 3, 2025 4:00 a.m.

On Wednesday, in the House Committee on Rules, Representative Val Hoyle filed four amendments to the Senate Republicans partisan version of the budget reconciliation bill that she claims are aimed to protect families and rural communities from the worst impacts of the legislation.

Her proposals include:

*Striking the Medicaid provider tax changes in the bill which she believes will otherwise push rural hospitals closer to the brink of closure

*Doubling the Pell Grant which will otherwise be significantly reduced

*Striking the language on timber revenue sharing which will otherwise cut counties out of their share of timber receipts and,

*Inserting language from the Wall Street Tax Act which provides an alternative way to fund government programs through enacting a 0.1 percent transaction tax on risky trades done by speculators on Wall Street.

Representative Hoyle’s full testimony to the committee can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6kY9Xw3AQE