Trump’s budget slashes a whopping $930 billion from Medicaid

In response to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office which shows that the new Senate text of Trump’s budget bill makes even steeper cuts to Medicaid in history, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:

“Donald Trump and Senate Republicans just told millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid that they don’t give a damn about them. The Trump tax scam makes the largest cut to Medicaid in history, leaving millions of kids, seniors, and working class families with nowhere to turn for basic health care. This is theft in broad daylight — pickpocketing working families to give billionaires a massive tax handout. Democrats will join with the millions of Americans abandoned by Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to hold them accountable in the midterms.” 

NEW REPORT: The Congressional Budget Office’s new analysis warns that Senate Republicans’ latest budget — released in the dead of night — slashes $930 billion from Medicaid, the largest cuts in the program’s history. 

Jesse Ferguson: “The GOP budget is the largest cut to Medicaid in history.

“🚨Latest version: $930 Billion (NEW CBO)

“Earlier version: $700 Billion” 

PBS: “The 940-page bill was released shortly before midnight Friday.”  

Georgetown University Center for Children and Families: “Cuts to Medicaid Will Shift Costs to Families, Providers and Will Be Especially Harmful to Rural Communities”

West Virginia Watch: “Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes” 

ProPublica: “The Trump Administration Cracked Down on Medicaid. Kids Lost Insurance.”

At Trump’s request, Senate Republicans are rushing to pass the most regressive budget in the last 40 years to fund another round of tax breaks for their billionaire donors. 

Donald Trump: “[W]e must finish the job here at home by passing ‘THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,’ and getting the Bill to my desk, ASAP.”

Washington Center for Equitable Growth: “Congressional Republicans’ budget bill is the most regressive in at least 40 years”

“If enacted, our calculations show that the current bill would reduce income among the poorest 20 percent of Americans by an average of 3.8 percent while increasing it by 3.7 percent for the richest 20 percent—a difference of 7.5 percentage points.”

USA Today: “Low-income families would lose, wealthier ones would gain under GOP tax proposals” 

“Low-income families stand to lose hundreds if not thousands of dollars in income while wealthy ones will gain even more, according to a new analysis of Congressional Republican tax and budget proposals. … 

“The report estimated that families with a modified adjusted gross income of less than $10,000 would lose over $2,700 (or nearly a 15% reduction in income). Families who make between $10,000 and $20,000 would lose over $800, or about 4.4% reduction in income, while families who make between $20,000 and $30,000 would lose $400, or about 1.5% reduction in income. 

“In comparison, families with higher incomes would benefit from the extension of the 2017 tax cuts.”

Americans overwhelmingly support Medicaid and oppose Trump and the GOP’s devastating budget — and opposition grows the more people learn about the bill. 

• Americans oppose Trump’s budget 2 to 1 — and opposition grows to 7 to 1 when people hear about the bill’s drastic cuts 
• Republicans oppose their own party’s budget 3 to 1 when they learn about the bill’s impacts 
• 64% of Americans hold an unfavorable opinion of the GOP’s tax and budget bill, including 34% of Republicans 
• After being told that the bill would decrease funding for local hospitals, favorability of the bill falls to 21% while unfavorability rises to 79%
• 3 in 4 Americans view Medicaid favorably, including 71% of independents and 64% of Republicans