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By Ms. Editors | A sweeping budget bill moving quickly through the House threatens to make draconian cuts to Medicaid and SNAP—two of the nation’s most vital programs for women and children.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has set May 26 as the deadline to pass the budget reconciliation bill, a measure being advanced under rules that prevent a Senate filibuster and allow passage without bipartisan support. The bill is being framed as “all or nothing” legislation by Republican leadership—a vehicle designed to pass the entire Trump agenda without needing Democratic votes.
Behind closed doors, the proposed budget includes major reductions to Medicaid and food assistance programs, changes that would disproportionately impact women, children, seniors and low-income families.
The changes are being presented by proponents as necessary for fiscal responsibility. But policy experts and advocates warn that the real consequences would be severe: Millions could lose access to healthcare, and many families could face increased food insecurity.
And their goal is tax cuts: $2 trillion for the super-wealthy and corporations. In exchange, they will rip the roof off the house and let the rain pour in on the rest of us: slashing funds for older women—our mothers, grandmothers and aunts who are in nursing homes; children at the kitchen table, waiting for dinner or for their school lunch; women’s bodies—pregnant, aging, ailing—needing medical care.
Here is what they won’t say out loud.
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