How Trump’s Budget Bill Could Affect Kids’ Access to School Meals in Washington
- On July 2, 2025, Utah and Washington advocates raised concerns about the impacts of President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' on health coverage and food assistance.
- The bill originated to extend 2017 tax cuts and increase the debt ceiling but includes about $930 billion in Medicaid cuts and $295 billion cuts to SNAP over the next decade.
- Advocates warned the bill risks stripping health coverage from over 188,000 Utahns, increasing hunger, straining rural hospitals, reducing school meal access, and overwhelming food banks.
- Matthew McCullough said the bill would cut 21 cents of every Medicaid dollar to hospitals, worsening deficits, while Joel Ryan noted it would hurt children from non-English-speaking households most.
- Opponents organized protests at Utah congressional offices and remain hopeful to change the bill before President Trump’s July 4 deadline to sign it into law.
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GOP Rep Deletes Post Applauding Cuts to School Meals and Health Coverage for Millions After Big, Beautiful Bill Passes: ‘That Was Supposed to Be a Response to a Different Text’
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a Republican from Wisconsin said Thursday that his enthusiastic reply to a social media post highlighting the loss of school meals and health care for millions of Americans was a mistake. The post, made in protest of the Trump-endorsed “Big Beautiful Bill” after it cleared both the House and Senate, stated: “17 million people just lost health care. 18 million kids just lost school meals. 3 million Americans just lost food…


Utah health officials prepare for potential Medicaid and SNAP cuts in rural areas
Representatives of Protect Medicaid Utah hosted a virtual seminar on Wednesday to discuss the possible consequences of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which was passed by the U.S. Senate
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