Republicans in Congress made huge tax credits for billionaires permanent, but are refusing to do the same for tax credits that help working-class American citizens afford health care. That's what this shutdown is about.

More here from @familiesusa.bsky.social familiesusa.org/resources/wh...

But Trump, RFK Jr. and Republicans in Congress cheered when they slashed funding for Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion, which will have devastating impacts on kids’ access to quality health care.

Medicaid covers nearly 40 million children. There is nothing in this MAHA report that will support our children’s health the way that Medicaid does.

Blast from the past -- if (sadly) still relevant.

Thank you! And thanks for including me in such distinguished company. Those are some of my favorite books.

here's what PA is telling those of us who currently buy insurance through Pennie [PA marketplace]:
expect an 82% increase

The FDA’s new COVID vaccine guidelines override the evidence-based consensus of the scientific community and will have severe consequences for Americans’ access to life-saving vaccines and harm the health of our nation’s families.

Math issue aside, the Trump Administration hasn’t actually cut drug prices.

Noone voted, nor campaigned for, the shredding of our social safety net, but that's exactly what President Trump and leaders in Congress have done. They made promises to the American people that they would not touch Medicaid, while making the BIGGEST cut in Medicaid's history.

It will be impossible to hide the devastation from cutting more than a trillion dollars from our health care system.

It's not just access to health care but good paying jobs gone as well.
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TODAY: The Senate is debating the big, bad budget betrayal that will rip health care away from millions of Americans and drive up health care costs for all of us.

Resources on the bill's impacts are here: familiesusa.org/defending-me...

Follow our feeds for the latest from the Senate floor.

NEW: Senate begins votes on Trump's massive bill as Republicans race toward final passage

Watch this space; we'll update through vote-a-rama.

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NEW: Summary of the Senate version of the budget bill, including the latest Byrd violations & Senate GOP negotiations:
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TL;DR - the bill will:
- TERMINATE COVERAGE for millions
- INCREASE health care COSTS for consumers & families
- FORCE CUTS to services we all need

BUDGETS ARE ABT PRIORITIES

IF your #1 priority is tax breaks for wealthy people, you ✅

IF you'd rather not increase the debt by $4.5T, then you vote ❌

IF you'd rather not do largest Medicaid cut in history, you vote ❌

IF you'd rather not hike energy rates, you vote ❌

regular reminder that fda which regulates safety of your food, drugs and medical devices, cosmetics etc. gets only about $3.5 billion in taxpayer money per year!!!

Might be a good time to listen to these Alaska state legislative leaders, both R and I.
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Super helpful and timely thread to watch if you're following this Senate vote. Igor Bobic also has a quickly updating thread over on that other social platform.

@familiesusa.bsky.social is working to have an updated summary of health provisions in the latest text of the bill ASAP, stay tuned.

North Carolina is one of the 10 most-visited states in the U.S. To keep tourism growing strong, NC needs retail and service industry workers!

Nearly 15% of retail workers in NC need Medicaid for their health care. #HandsOffMedicaid

The health care and social services industry is vital to Ohio’s economy and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

Nearly a quarter of the health care and social service workers in Ohio use Medicaid for their health coverage. #HandsOffMedicaid

BIG NEWS: The Senate parliamentarian ruled that several of the harmful provisions of Republicans’ big budget bill don’t comply with the rules. Now it's time for the Senate to stop the rush to rewrite & remake our health system over a weekend, and instead work to lower health care costs for families.

Logging is a key driver of Maine's economy. Maine produces 90% of our nation's lobster supply, plus other food we all need. Those fishers, loggers and farmers? Nearly a third use Medicaid for health care.

Our nation depends on Maine workers and Maine's workers depend on Medicaid. #HandsOffMedicaid

Health groups are mobilizing behind the scenes to preserve access for vaccines as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. works to upend the nation’s decades-old vaccine system, according to public health experts.

🍽️ THIS WEEK: join the #EmptyPlatesProtest to represent millions of Americans who will go hungry, lose healthcare, and pay more for basic needs if Congress passes devastating cuts in the budget bill.

Pledge to fast here protestfast.org
#EmptyPlatesProtest #HandsOffSNAP #HandsOffMedicaid

Senator Bill Cassidy cast a pivotal vote to confirm RFK Jr. while vowing to constrain him. Cassidy has clearly failed to do so, writes Nicholas Florko.

Cincinnati, Ohio # #NoKingsDay