WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to denounce Republicans' betrayal of working Americans ahead of the final vote on their Big, Ugly Bill. Below is a transcript of her remarks: 

"As we are here in the early morning hours, 60% of the families in this country cannot afford the basics. 60% of Americans cannot afford that first rung of the American Dream. This is an existential failure of the wealthiest nation on earth.

"And now, with this Big, Ugly Bill, Republicans are on the verge of moving that dream further out of touch, of making people sicker and poorer.

"We hear the message: if you do not have great wealth, you do not matter to the GOP. If you vote for this monstrosity, you are condemning families to poverty. You are condemning seniors and veterans in this country to hunger. You are condemning children to sickness without treatment. You are voting to enrich billionaires at the expense of what makes us American: our freedom to build a better life for our families.

"The American people overwhelmingly oppose this bill, and they will not forget if you sell them out, sell out their freedom, this Independence Day."