House Reconciliation Update

Dear Partners,

Early this morning, House Republicans passed their reconciliation budget package by a vote of 215-214, with all Democrats opposed. The bill now moves on to the Senate. This bill will slash $800 Billion in funding for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, cause 15 million Americans to lose their health coverage and become uninsured, and raise costs for millions more, all to fund tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations.

You can find a statement from Families USA Executive Director Anthony Wright here.

House Republicans jammed this bill through in the dark of night, only 10 days after its introduction and mere hours after massive changes were made to the text. Instead of working to lower costs or improve the health care system for all of us, House Republicans voted to shred the safety net in one fell swoop, which will have disastrous consequences.

But health, consumer, and community advocates and the millions of Americans we represent will remember this vote. Now we turn our attention to the Senate with the same message: No Cuts to Medicaid!

We also want to invite all of you to a special edition Big Tent call on Tuesday, May 27 at 4:30 pm ET. At that meeting, we will update you on the latest from the Hill and what we need to do before Senators return to DC on June 2.

We have updated resources for your advocacy and awareness, including:

Updated Bill Breakdown: One Big Beautiful Bill Act section by section breakdown
Updated Summary: One Big Beautiful Bill Act s ummary
Press Release: Families USA Statement on House Republicans Passing Biggest Cut to Medicaid in History
Families USA social posts
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Take Action
- Families USA Email Writing Campaign: Tell Your Members of Congress: No Cuts to Medicaid!
- A4TE Email Writing Campaign: URGENT: Tell Congress to Defend Trans Health Care NOW

Thank you all for your tireless advocacy, and we hope to see you next week. We're so glad to be in this fight with you.