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amNewYork on MSN‘Beyond unconscionable’: Hochul meets with cabinet to discuss ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ condemns Republicans who voted for itGov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that major federal funding cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and other programs in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” enacted earlier this month will take a “wrecking ball” to New Yorkers most in need.
Perhaps the biggest problem with Democrats' Medicaid narrative is that Americans overwhelmingly support the legislation's primary reform: moderate work requirements for healthy adults without dependents. More than six in 10 able-bodied adults on Medicaid now report no earned income, meaning they choose not to work.
In Nevada, Medicaid covers 60% of nursing home residents and pays for home- and community-based services for 17,600 Nevadans.
Although the tax cuts for the wealthy take effect in 2025 and 2026, the deep cuts to safety-net programs that slash $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade won’t start causing pain until
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The cuts in Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” could be particularly devastating to these North Carolina districts. | Opinion
Democrats predict doom over a provision within the “One Big, Beautiful Bill" that requires adults to work to be eligible for Medicaid, while GOP senators praise it.
The Democratic Party thinks it has an opportunity to win back seats in the 2026 election from House Republicans who voted for the "big beautiful bill."