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Dear Friend,
Everyone should have access to food and health care. Period.
But Republican leadership in Congress is demanding deep cuts to programs
that would leave millions hungry and uninsured, and threatening to default
on our national debt unless they get what they want: Cuts to programs that
families and our economy need.
This is ridiculous. Instead of taking health care and food away from
children, families, people with disabilities, and seniors, Congress should
do more to make the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share of
taxes so we can invest that money in programs struggling families and our
economy need.
[ [link removed] ]Quick signature: Tell Congress NO cuts to SNAP or Medicaid! *When you
click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.
What’s happening? This week, House Republicans unveiled a bill outlining
their demands for cuts to critical programs that help low-income families
get health care and put food on the table: SNAP (food stamps) and
Medicaid. [1] The bill also includes deep cuts to funding for schools,
transportation, research, child care, and environmental protection… and
outrageously secures tax cuts for tax cheats by rescinding IRS funding to
ensure the wealthy pay what they owe. It’s amazing that they are not even
trying to hide that they want to take money away from poor families and
give it to the rich.
One way the Republican’s bill would cut SNAP and Medicaid is by creating
massive barriers to food and health care by requiring more onerous work
reporting requirements or harsh time limits for recipients, kicking
millions of people off of these critical programs, including families with
school-aged children. Those most likely to lose assistance are women,
people of color, seniors, LGBTQ+ people, and people with disabilities who
are already disproportionately experiencing compounded health and economic
harms.
Many jobs that are dominated by women like childcare and elder care pay
low wages and fail to provide basic benefits like paid sick and family and
medical leave. Lost wages and job loss often occur as a result of an
individual’s or family member’s health issue, the latter of which
especially affects women, who disproportionately serve as family
caregivers.
These kinds of policies have been shown time and again NOT to increase
employment, but they actually DO increase the number of people who are
uninsured and food insecure. [ [link removed] ]
[2]Your voice—our voices together—are needed to make sure that people who
need assistance with food and health care can get it. *When you click,
you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.
SNAP is one of the strongest tools we have in combating poverty and hunger
especially among children, older adults, people with disabilities, and
veterans. Similarly, the widely popular Medicaid insurance program serves
the same groups and is quite literally a lifesaver, ensuring that people
have health coverage and reducing health inequities. In addition to
helping families, research shows that SNAP and Medicaid have a high return
on investment by boosting our economy.
And, let’s make something clear: the majority of low-income people who can
work, do work. [ [link removed] ] Among those who are not working, most report illness or
disability, caregiving responsibilities, being recently divorced, escaping
an abusive relationship, or going to school as a reason for not working.
Plus SNAP already has stringent work requirements and time limits for the
vast majority of recipients. Increasing reporting requirements and harsh
time limits have been shown to take assistance away from people who work
irregular hours or multiple jobs (many of whom are women), or who simply
couldn’t cut through all the red tape to get the necessary paperwork. This
is unacceptable.
[3]Add your name! Tell Congress no barriers to food and health care! *When
you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your
information.
The Republican plan to take SNAP and Medicaid away from people would mean
that people who are in poor health or who have a disability could lose
their health care when they need it most. It would hurt older people ages
50 to 65, including those with disabilities, for whom there are fewer job
opportunities. It would take food away from families with young children.
Finally, it would hurt caregivers who take time away from the workforce to
help care for their loved ones who need care like children or aging
parents—who are most often moms. It’s cruel, unnecessary, and doesn’t move
families or the economy forward.
[ [link removed] ]Don’t forget to sign on! Tell Congress that life-sustaining needs
should not be contingent on meeting work reporting requirements.
When you click, you’ll automatically sign on to our petition that reads:
Dear Congress,
Everyone should have access to food and health care. Period.
The recent Republican proposals that create barriers to access and cut
funding for SNAP and Medicaid are unacceptable. In addition to helping
families, research shows that SNAP and Medicaid have a high return on
investment by boosting our economy. Further, work reporting requirements
are especially harmful to moms and our nation’s families. The majority of
low-income people who can work already do and SNAP already has stringent
work requirements and time limits for the vast majority of recipients.
Among those who are not working, most report illness or disability,
caregiving responsibilities, being recently divorced, escaping an abusive
relationship, or going to school as a reason for not working.
Increasing work reporting requirements and harsh time limits have been
shown to take assistance away from people who work irregular hours, have
caretaking responsibilities, or multiple jobs (many of whom are women and
moms), or who simply couldn’t cut through all the red tape to get the
necessary paperwork. Lost wages and job loss often occurs as a result of
an individual’s or family member’s health issue, the latter of which
especially affects women, who disproportionately serve as family
caregivers. Additionally, many parents who have heavy caregiving
responsibilities become gig workers, such as drivers and delivery workers,
and may not get regular pay stubs or documentation. Seniors and people
with disabilities who have fewer job opportunities would also be harmed by
harsh increased work and reporting requirements.
If these policies were to be adopted, an estimated 3 million adults, many
of whom are parents, and 4 million children who live in these households
would see their household’s food assistance fall at a time when families
are struggling to put food on the table due to rising food costs.
We call on our elected leaders to protect the nutrition and health care of
struggling families by passing policies that remove barriers to access,
not increase them! Instead of cutting SNAP and Medicaid, taking health
care and food away from children and families who need it most, Congress
should do more to make the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair
share so no family in this country of enormous wealth goes hungry.
The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to share our action link with your friends and
family: [ [link removed] ][link removed]
Together we are a powerful voice for all families.
- Felicia, Elyssa, Donna, Kristin and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder
team
P.S. Have SNAP or Medicaid boosted your family? [ [link removed] ]Tell us about your
experience!
[1] Vox, [ [link removed] ]Medicaid is popular. So why are Republicans still trying to
cut it?
[2] Urban Institute, [ [link removed] ]Work Requirements Sound Good, but the Evidence
Just Doesn't Support Them
[3] Kaiser Family Foundation, [ [link removed] ]Medicaid Work Requirements are Back on
the Agenda
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