02.25.2025 / Statement

Families USA Statement on House Passage of Budget Resolution that Rips Health Care Away from Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, today released the following statement after House Republicans passed their budget resolution that calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is now locked in to at least $880 billion in cuts, which will decimate Medicaid and strip health benefits from millions of Americans across the country.

“The House Republicans just passed a budget that requires a minimum of $880 billion in health care cuts, which means devastating impacts not just for the 80 million Americans who use Medicaid for their health coverage, but also for the health care system we all rely on. Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid will mean millions of Americans losing coverage, hospitals and clinics plunged into budget shortfalls, state budgets thrown into crisis, and health care services we all depend on being scaled back and eliminated. Whether it’s the local hospital that is forced to close its maternity ward or the rural hospitals or long-term care facilities that can no longer keep the doors open, or the emergency room that is overrun and adding hours to their wait times, these Medicaid cuts will be felt by people in every state and congressional district in this country.

“House Republicans just voted to betray the very voters in working class, rural and other areas that sent Republican leaders to Washington to lower costs, and instead approved a budget that will shred our nation’s social safety net, driving up costs for millions of Americans. House Republicans passed a budget that will take a wrecking ball to our health care system and local economies. This budget would rip away coverage from Americans – including millions of children – who rely on these vital programs to see a doctor or keep food on their table. Many House members said the right thing about how much Medicaid matters and the need to defend health care from cuts, but didn’t walk the walk when it mattered tonight. Families USA will continue to fight back against these health cuts, to keep working to protect access to affordable health care for millions of Americans.”