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This week at CBPP, we focused on the impacts of the House Republican reconciliation plan.
- CBPP President Sharon Parrott stressed that House Republicans’ agenda is clear: stripping health care and food assistance away from millions of people and raising families’ costs, while showering ever larger tax breaks on the wealthiest households.
- On the federal budget, Nick Gwyn clarified that the House Republican plan would take away health care and food assistance from people who don’t meet red-tape-laden work requirements.
- On health, Jennifer Wagner explained that making people renew their Medicaid coverage more frequently, as the House Energy and Commerce budget reconciliation bill proposes, would increase errors and lead eligible people to lose health coverage. Gideon Lukens, Elizabeth Zhang, and Shelby Gonzales warned that the House Energy and Commerce bill would cut Medicaid funding to states that provide health coverage to people who are undocumented. Zhang and Lukens detailed the millions of people who would have Medicaid coverage taken away by a new work requirement in the bill, with state-by-state and congressional district data.
- On food assistance, Katie Bergh and Dottie Rosenbaum explained that the House plan would require states to pay a portion of food benefit costs for the first time. Bergh, Catlin Nchako, and Luis Nuñez calculated that nearly 11 million people — about 1 in 4 SNAP participants — live in households that would be at risk of losing at least some of their food assistance under a provision that would broaden SNAP’s harsh and red-tape-laden work requirement.
- On federal taxes, Brendan Duke detailed how the House Republican agenda boosts the wealthy but does little for low-income families.
Chart of the Week — House Republican Plan Would Take Health Care and Food Assistance Away From People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy
The Center was active on social media this week. Here are some of our posts:
- Samantha Jacoby posted on X explaining why the House Republican tax bill's new federal tax credit to subsidize private school vouchers should be rejected.
- Sarah Lueck posted on X and Bluesky highlighting why extending the enhanced premium tax credits is vital to making health care more affordable for millions.
- Ty Jones Cox posted on X and Bluesky about the House Agriculture Committee bill that would take away or reduce SNAP food benefits for millions of low-income people struggling to afford groceries.
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
The pronatalist party escalates its war on children
The Washington Post
May 16, 2025
G.O.P. Tax Bill May Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest
New York Times
May 16, 2025
The sneakiest part of the GOP's plan to slash SNAP benefits
MSNBC
May 15, 2025
Republican tax bill winners and losers include benefits cuts
Axios
The May 15, 2025
Are Republicans eyeing Medicaid, SNAP cuts cruel or out of touch?
Washington Post
May 13, 2025
Why work requirements for Medicaid "don't work"
Axios
May 13, 2025
GOP proposal to cut SNAP benefits threatens state budgets
The Washington Post
May 13, 2025
Crédito por hijo: proponen elevarlo a $2,500, pero quitárselo a los niños ciudadanos de padres indocumentados
Univisión
May 13, 2025
The GOP Medicaid Cuts Are a Big F*cking Deal
The Bulwark
May 13, 2025
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