“Tell me how it is efficient to make people across this country sicker, hungrier, poorer, more vulnerable. Tell me how it is efficient to buy more toy rockets for Donald Trump’s billionaire friends while parents can’t afford groceries.”
WASHINGTON – February 25, 2025 – Press Release – Today, in an impassioned speech on the House floor, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) slammed Republicans’ cruel and callous budget resolution that would slash Medicaid and other critical government services to pay for trillions of dollars in tax giveaways for Donald Trump’s billionaire donors. The Congresswoman’s remarks came during debate on the budget resolution and ahead of the House’s vote on it this evening.
Under the Republican budget plan, nearly $1 trillion would be slashed from Medicaid, and in the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District:
The 233,063 people on Medicaid are at risk of losing their health care, including 100,199 children under the age of 19 and 31,000 seniors over 65.
The 49,000 people who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act would see their average premium go up by $1,400 per year — a 61% increase.
A 60-year-old couple with a household income of $85,000 would see their health insurance costs increase by $10,109 per year — a 140% increase in premiums.
The 187,000 people who count on SNAP to put food on the table would see their SNAP benefits threatened.
Across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, over 230,000 people are estimated to lose healthcare coverage under MassHealth, which administers Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the Commonwealth
