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‘This is just cruel’: MN Rep. Angie Craig calls out GOP for gutting safety net programs
MSNBC· 2025-07-05 16:12
Healthcare & Policy Impact - 17 million Americans are projected to lose healthcare coverage due to the new law [3] - Healthcare costs are expected to increase for everyone due to uncompensated care that hospitals will have to write off [3] - 4 million Americans will no longer have ACA tax credits, making healthcare unaffordable on the exchanges [8] - Medicaid changes will lead to people losing coverage, and hospitals potentially closing [5][6] SNAP & Social Safety Net - 3 million people are going to lose access to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) [15] - $285 billion of SNAP food assistance is being cut [16] - Every $1 invested in SNAP returns approximately $1.50 into the US economy [17] - Almost 70% of SNAP recipients are seniors, the disabled, and children [17] Political Strategy & Communication - Democrats need to communicate the impact of the bill every single day [2] - The long-term impacts of the bill, such as cuts to Medicaid, don't hit until after the 2026 midterm elections and some parts after the 2028 presidential election [10] - The administration has not been focused on lowering costs for Americans [12][15]
Warren: Republicans want to cut health care, food assistance for ‘tax give-aways’ to the rich
MSNBC· 2025-07-01 03:40
I know you had an amendment on on the floor. Tell us about it. Tell us about what was what is important in that amendment, right? So, my amendment was about what the Republicans have done to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And let me just remind everyone, that's that little agency that has forced giant banks and giant finance companies to return more than 20 billion dollar directly to 203 million people across this country, very popular. And the Republicans, they've actually taken a couple of cuts ...
'It's a nightmare': Top Dem slams GOP megabill's Medicaid, SNAP cuts
MSNBC· 2025-07-01 02:31
What does it mean for motans. Uh, this bill, it's a nightmare like every other state. One out of two people in my state is on Medicaid if they're in assisted living.So, think about that. So, this they are literally giving tax cuts to the wealthiest, $400,000 tax cut to multi-millionaires on the backs of people in assisted living, kids who are getting kicked off of food assistance. And it is, as just pointed out correctly, over $4 trillion in debt, which is going to mean increased mortgage rates.It's going t ...