Demand Progress

The disastrous budget reconciliation bill — poised to cut $700 billion from Medicaid and throw 14 million people off their health care¹ — is heading to the Senate floor ANY DAY NOW.

If it passes, it will be one of the largest transfers of wealth from working families to billionaires in history. Medicaid, SNAP benefits, Head Start programs, and more are on the chopping block, in exchange for tax cuts for billionaires.²

We don’t have a moment to lose. Pressure has been mounting for months, and some Republican Senators have already distanced themselves from the proposal. We MUST add more pressure today. A single vote could tip the scales, and save health care for 14 million people.³

Sign the petition: This is our last chance to urge the Senate to save Medicaid and save lives. Don’t let the GOP take health care away from 14 million Americans!

We won’t get another shot at this.

This budget has already passed the House. And Trump is on the record saying he wants the ratified proposal on his desk to sign by July 4th.

But we can’t give into cynicism or despair. The GOP is not a monolith, and there are plenty of Senators who know it’d be political suicide to throw hundreds of thousands of their own constituents off of Medicaid and other programs. We can stop this bill, but it’ll take all of us, one last time, to turn up the pressure before the Senate votes.

Sign the petition: Save Medicaid, SNAP, and Head Start programs from GOP cuts and stop this disastrous billionaire tax break!

Sources:

1. PBS, "How the GOP’s proposed Medicaid cuts could affect millions of family caregivers," May 24, 2025.
2. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, "House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid to Pay for Expanded Tax Cuts for Wealthy," February 21, 2025.
3. Democracy Now!, "The GOP War on Medicaid: 14 Million Could Lose Healthcare to Fund Tax Breaks for Rich," May 16, 2025.