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Who Gets Hurt When Congress Cuts Healthcare and Food Aid? Everyone But the Rich.
House Republicans just passed a “big, beautiful” budget bill that would devastate basic needs programs for the most vulnerable Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for the rich. It now heads to the Senate, where Republicans aim to pass a final version by July 4.
They continue to claim their proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts are necessary to “fix” broken systems. They argue that these cuts won’t affect vulnerable families—that the people who rely on these programs won’t be harmed. But that claim is dangerously misleading.
In reality, these cuts will devastate the lives of millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid and SNAP for basic survival. These programs provide vital care, food and service to disabled adults, seniors, children, working families and rural communities. The cuts proposed by Republicans in Congress would slash life-saving benefits and rip away basic services from the people who rely on them most.
During a recent committee markup on the Hill, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) read aloud from the letter of Taylor Johnson, a Michigan mother whose 6-year-old son has Down syndrome and relies on Medicaid for speech and physical therapy. As Johnson and her son stood in the committee room, their presence brought powerful emotional weight to the hearing.
They continue to claim their proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts are necessary to “fix” broken systems. They argue that these cuts won’t affect vulnerable families—that the people who rely on these programs won’t be harmed. But that claim is dangerously misleading.
In reality, these cuts will devastate the lives of millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid and SNAP for basic survival. These programs provide vital care, food and service to disabled adults, seniors, children, working families and rural communities. The cuts proposed by Republicans in Congress would slash life-saving benefits and rip away basic services from the people who rely on them most.
During a recent committee markup on the Hill, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) read aloud from the letter of Taylor Johnson, a Michigan mother whose 6-year-old son has Down syndrome and relies on Medicaid for speech and physical therapy. As Johnson and her son stood in the committee room, their presence brought powerful emotional weight to the hearing.
https://msmagazine.com/2025/05/28/congress-medicaid-cuts-snap-hunger-work-requirements-republicans-trump/