Earlier this week, the House Budget Committee advanced more than $700 billion in Medicaid cuts and $300 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The proposed cuts would be devastating, likely resulting in more than 10 million people losing Medicaid coverage and more than seven million people ultimately going uninsured, putting older adults and people with disabilities at risk of losing coverage for critical Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). The cuts and changes to SNAP could force millions of people off the program, including many older adults who rely on the program to eat. 

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is aiming for a vote on the bill as early as this week. If the House passes the bill, the Senate would be poised to hold its own markups through its respective committees in the summer.

With a House floor vote potentially happening this week on the reconciliation bill, it’s more important than ever for YOU to educate members of Congress on the detrimental impacts Medicaid and SNAP cuts would have. They need to know how these cuts could negatively impact older adults and people with disabilities without the supports and services they need to remain living in the community. 

STEP 1: 

Call your US Representative (if you don’t know who that is, find them HERE). You can also reach them through the U.S. Capitol Switchboard 24/7 at: 1-202-224-3121. If you prefer to email, you can find your US Representative’s email in the House Directory.

ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO:

Please oppose, and urge your colleagues to oppose, the misguided and harmful cuts in the reconciliation bill that would leave millions of older adults and people with disabilities without the services and supports they need to age well at home.

STEP 2: 

Call Senator Patty Murray: 1-202-224 2621 or email her HERE.

Call Senator Maria Cantwell: 1-202-224-3441 or email her HERE.

THANK YOUR SENATORS AND ASK THEM TO:

Thank you for being a champion of critical safety net services. Please continue to oppose, and urge your colleagues to oppose, the misguided and harmful cuts in the reconciliation bill that would leave millions of older adults and people with disabilities without the services and supports they need to age well at home.