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Tax Breaks, Medicaid and Food Aid Cuts: Millions Face Big Changes in President Donald Trump’s Bill
- On June 23, 2025, Olmsted County commissioners sent a letter to Congress urging them to reconsider cuts to Medicaid included in the ongoing budget reconciliation legislation.
- The bill, nicknamed the 'big beautiful bill' by President Trump, includes proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP amid efforts to balance tax reductions and spending before a July 4 deadline.
- The CBO projects that nearly 11 million individuals may be at risk of losing their health insurance, while approximately 3 million might face reductions in food assistance, prompting concerns from local officials about the impact on vulnerable families and rural healthcare facilities.
- A recent poll found 45% of Americans believe food assistance programs like SNAP are underfunded, while senators like John Thune and some House Republicans express differing views on the bill's provisions.
- The bill’s passage remains uncertain due to internal GOP dissent, concerns about funding impacts, and competing pressures to pass before July 4 to secure permanent Trump-era tax cuts.
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GOP-backed cuts to Medicaid, food assistance would hurt their red states, say Democratic governors
The Democratic governors of two red states — Kentucky and Kansas — urged Republicans in Congress to scrap their massive budget bill, warning it would take health care and food away from needy Americans to give “tax handouts to the…
GOP-backed cuts to Medicaid, food assistance would hurt their red states, say Democratic governors • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly spoke to reporters in a call organized by the Democratic Governors Association. (Photos by States Newsroom, Kansas Reflector)The Democratic governors of two red states — Kentucky and Kansas — urged Republicans in Congress to scrap their massive budget bill, warning it would take health care and food away from needy Americans to give “tax handouts to the ultra wealthy.” “We are a bett…
Federal budget threatens health care provider payments, NM budget expert says
The draft budget bill being considered by the U.S. Senate would cap Medicaid state directed payments to health providers by 10% per year starting in 2027 until they reach the Medicare payment rate. (Photo via Getty Images)The tax and spend legislation going through the U.S. Congress could reverse New Mexico’s raises for health care providers who serve Medicaid patients called “provider rate increases.” The unsettled fate of the Medicaid provisio…
Food bank in key Trump state dreads effects of SNAP cuts
A food bank director warns more children could go hungry if Senate and House Republicans slash federal food safety nets to fund tax cuts for the top 10 percent of incomes.Republicans plan an estimated $300 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Assistance to Needy Families, or SNAP program — the largest in U.S. history. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates this could boot millions of children, elderly, disabled from the program, pot…
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