Trump's budget bill, recently passed by House Republicans, has been labeled as the biggest cut to Medicaid in U.S. history, with $625 billion in cuts over ten years. It is projected to leave 7.6 million Americans without coverage. Not only does the bill reduce funds for essential health services like Medicaid and Medicare, but it also slashes food assistance from SNAP by $300 billion. This controversial legislation also aims to provide tax breaks to the affluent while financing Trump's deportation initiatives, sparking widespread criticism and concern about socioeconomic impacts.
This legislation represents the single largest upward redistribution of wealth effectuated by any piece of legislation in our history, according to Chris Lehmann, D.C. bureau chief for The Nation.
The bill passed by a slim margin of 215 to 214, showing significant division even among House Republicans, as they push through extensive cuts to social programs.
The Senate Republicans are now looking to center their own version of the budget, with the goal of avoiding a filibuster by using the reconciliation process.
Food assistance under the federal SNAP program would face $300 billion in cuts, adding financial strain to low-income Americans already impacted by the proposed Medicaid cuts.
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