The Senate is about to vote on the reconciliation bill – and it's terrifying.
This dangerous legislation takes cruel Medicaid cuts that recently passed the House even FURTHER, gutting services that millions of families rely on, and new analysis shows that personal care workers would be among the most impacted!
The Senate is racing towards a vote RIGHT NOW – the time is now to convince key Senators and House Representatives to reject these brutal cuts. The pressure is starting to work – multiple Senators have expressed serious concerns about dismantling Medicaid coverage for millions of children, seniors, and low-income families. And, the bill can only lose three votes or it will not pass.
The Senate vote-a-rama is starting, giving Senators the chance to propose amendments to the bill. Act now to tell your representatives that care workers and families want access to healthcare and safety—not cuts to Medicaid.
The Senate’s latest version of the bill goes further than ever – imposing steeper cuts that will make it harder for states to fund Medicaid coverage and imposing new red tape and paperwork requirements that will kick hundreds of thousands of families with kids off the program. For millions of domestic workers and caregivers across America, these cuts will place our jobs – and our health – at catastrophic risk.
The reconciliation bill doesn’t stop there. It hands $150 BILLION more for immigration enforcement to raid our communities, remove our neighbors from their homes, and tear families apart.
The good news is we can still stop it. After tens of thousands of people raised their voices, flooding the inboxes and voicemails of their representatives and demanding they protect Medicaid, several key Senators have said they have serious concerns about this harmful bill.
Medicaid is a vital lifeline for 1 in 3 people across the country who rely on it to survive. It covers nearly half of all children in America, over half of nursing home residents, and is the backbone that enables home healthcare aides and domestic workers to care for elderly and disabled clients.The NDWA Team
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