It just happened. The U.S. Senate passed the Trump-GOP megabill — a cruel and sweeping budget plan that slashes over $1 trillion from Medicaid, strips health care from more than 16 million Americans and puts millions of older adults at risk.
Now the bill heads back to the House of Representatives, where lawmakers will vote to reconcile the final version as soon as Wednesday.
That means we have just HOURS left to launch our emergency response — calling on every member and supporter to flood congressional offices with phone calls, amplify our national campaign and help stop this bill before it reaches the President’s desk for his signature.
This bill is so bad that even some staunch Republicans are voicing their concerns:
Senator Josh Hawley: “I think it is a huge mistake. I think that this has been an unhappy episode here in Congress, this effort to cut Medicaid. And I think, frankly, my party needs to do some soul searching.”
Senator Thom Tillis: “What do I tell 663,000 [North Carolinians] in two, three years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding’s not there anymore, guys?”
While it slashes billions of dollars from critical health care services for working families, children and seniors, the massive unpaid-for tax cuts included in the bill that mainly benefit the wealthy and huge corporations will add more than $3 trillion to the federal debt.
With the clock ticking, here’s what we’re doing to try and stop this disastrous bill:
We’re activating tens of thousands of grassroots advocates across the country to contact their U.S. Representatives ASAP and urge them to vote NO on this bill.
Our policy experts are appearing in national and local media interviews to sound the alarm on what this bill means for older Americans.
We’re publishing op-eds, briefing lawmakers and working with allied organizations to elevate the truth and push for a “No” vote on this dangerous bill.
And we’re keeping our members informed and empowered — so your voice can make the greatest possible impact, right now.
And please — CALL your Representative right now at the House Switchboard: (202) 224-3121. Urge them: Vote NO on the Trump-GOP Megabill. Protect Medicaid. Protect our seniors.
John, we have just hours left to stop this disastrous bill from becoming law.
Once these cuts take effect, they’ll be almost impossible to reverse — and they’ll open the door to devastating attacks on Social Security and Medicare next.
