UPDATE Take Urgent Action Now: House Set to Consider Billions in Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP This Week
QUICK READ
- The full House could vote on the budget reconciliation bill as early as Thursday of this week.
- Late Sunday night, the House Budget Committee passed the budget reconciliation package that includes more than $700 billion in Medicaid cuts and $300 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The next step is the Rules Committee which will start markup at 1 AM on Wednesday. More drastic cuts are likely to be proposed by the Freedom Caucus members in the Rules Committee. Speaker Johnson announced that he hopes to see a floor vote by Thursday.
- It is now even more critical to weigh in THIS WEEK, but especially today and tomorrow (5/19 and 5/20), with the House and voice opposition to proposals that could result in 10 million people losing Medicaid coverage and millions more going uninsured. Read more about the changes and the impact in reputable resources below.
- Action Needed: Sign onto a letter from national, state and local organizations led by the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) by Monday, END OF DAY (ET), May 19th. Participate in a National Call in Day to Oppose the Budget Reconciliation bill on May 20th. Read TAKE ACTION below.
TAKE ACTION
Action 1. Join Sign on Letter to Oppose Medicaid Cuts
Sign on your national, state, or local organization to this letter from the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD). The National Respite Coalition is a long-time member of CCD.
The deadline for signing the letter has been extended to END OF DAY (ET), on Monday, May 19.
The letter describes provisions that harm older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers, discusses new draconian work requirements for Medicaid, and lays out the consequences of freezing provider taxes on home and community-based services.
Action 2. Participate in Virtual Rally/Town Hall to Oppose Budget Reconciliation Bill
Date for Virtual Rally: May 19th | 7:30 to 8:30 pm ET
Register to read more and get the zoom link.
Organized by Americans for Tax Fairness and Public Citizen
Action 3. Join National Call in Day to Oppose Budget Reconciliation Bill
DATE: May 20th
Call 202-225-3121. Ask to be connected to YOUR Representative’s office.
Organized by Americans for Tax Fairness and Public Citizen
MORE TOOLS for emailing Members of Congress
- Caring Across Action Alert for emailing Members of Congress:
- AAPD’s Action Alert
RESOURCES:
Top 10 Ways the House Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Will Harm People with Disabilities from the National Health Law Program
Tracking the Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill from KFF
2025 Budget Reconciliation: Everything You Need to Know, from the Bipartisan Policy Center (see especially 2025 Reconciliation Debate: Health Provisions)
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