Congress this week likely will begin considering budget resolutions that could set the stage for severe cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and other human services. These funding cuts would finance efforts to renew or expand tax cuts for wealthy people and highly profitable corporations.

Read our statement on why Congress should reject harmful cuts to health coverage, nutrition, education and other vital services.

“It’s wrong to hurt people who are struggling to help people who are already doing well. But Congress is expected to vote soon on budget and tax legislation that would do exactly that,” said Robyn Hyden, executive director of Alabama Arise. “Congress must decide this year whether to renew the 2017 federal tax cut law, which provided tax breaks that overwhelmingly benefited wealthy households and highly profitable corporations. To offset the cost of these tax giveaways, Congress would have to slash funding in other areas. And many of those proposed service cuts would make life worse for Alabamians who struggle to make ends meet.”

Alabama receives a wide array of federal funding to support and maintain public infrastructure, programs and services. This funding is administered at the state, regional and local levels.

Alabama benefited from more than $14.5 billion in federal funds in fiscal year (FY) 2024. This included $8.1 billion for health and human services programs like Medicaid and ALL Kids and $2.86 billion for nutrition and agriculture programs like SNAP and WIC.

Read our full statement and find a full breakdown of the federal funds that Alabama received last year here.