US EditionCritics Clash with Gov. Youngkin over Medicaid, SNAP Impacts of 'Big Beautiful Bill'
UNITED STATES, JUL 4 – The Senate bill cuts $186 billion from SNAP and Medicaid, imposing work requirements and cost-sharing that could drop 3.2 million people from SNAP monthly, risking food security and healthcare access.
- Yesterday, Senate Republicans passed the reconciliation bill 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie, marking the largest SNAP rollback in U.S. history.
- President Trump pushed for a July 4 deadline to pass a bill with massive social welfare cuts, increased military and deportation funding, and tax promises, aiming to enforce his agenda.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimates over 11 million Americans could lose health coverage and 3 million could lose food benefits due to the bill's cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
- The Senate-passed bill threatens to dismantle SNAP in Texas, adding $89.5 million annually in costs and risking $716 million in benefits by FY 2028.
- Following Senate approval, the bill moves to the House Rules Committee, with final passage expected before President Trump signs at 5 pm ET.
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Natasha McClendon worked about three days a week during the school year as a substitute teacher's aide for Chicago Public Schools (CPS). But she couldn't find a summer job. The 48-year-old Englewood mother fears her struggle to find work could cost her family the public health insurance and food assistance they need. That's because her current hours may not be enough to meet the new, more onerous work requirements in the sweeping tax and policy …
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East Bay TimesFederal cuts to grocery aid worry consumers in Bay Area
Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic, an independent journalism training program for high school students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists. Proposed cuts to a federal program that provides food assistance to those in need have stirred worries, both among Bay Area food bank leaders and the families who depend on them to help put food on the table. The bill that was hammered out in Cong…
House passes Trump bill, which robs working people to give tax cuts for the super-rich
The bill cuts taxes for the wealthy by $3 trillion, slashes more than $1 trillion from social spending on Medicaid and food stamps and pours $300 billion more into military violence abroad and domestic repression, particularly against immigrants.
Charlotte rally organizers concerned over megabill's impact on Medicaid, SNAP
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- People in Charlotte are part of a nationwide movement in sharing their concerns about how President Donald Trump’s megabill could impact Medicaid and SNAP benefits. A rally was held Thursday in the Queen City to bring awareness to the legislation's impacts. According to the congressional budget office, a trillion dollars could be cut from Medicaid over the next decade, causing close to 8 million people to be…
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