Pappas Continues to Stand Against Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, Joins Effort to Block Republicans from Cutting Funding

This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) signed a discharge petition filed by Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), that would force consideration of a special rule to prevent cuts to Medicaid and food assistance by amending the Congressional Budget Act to protect Medicaid and SNAP from any reduction in coverage or benefits in the reconciliation process.

“Since the start of the year, I have heard non-stop from families across New Hampshire that cuts to Medicaid and SNAP will threaten their health and well-being and compromise their ability to put food on the table and make ends meet,” said Congressman Pappas. “I will continue to do everything I can to fight for them, and I urge my colleagues to stand against these cuts that represent a betrayal of working families.”

Background:

Pappas voted against Republicans’ amended H. Con. Res. 14 when it came to the floor. The legislation establishes budget toplines that would force deep cuts to health care and food programs for working families to cover the cost of $7 trillion in tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. Pappas also voted against the original resolution when it first came to the floor.

This legislation would harm our health care system and the well-being of families, children, and seniors by placing the burden of $880 billion in cuts directly on the committee that oversees Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), in addition to cuts on other committees that will gut other programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

In February, Pappas held a roundtable with New Hampshire health care advocates and community leaders to highlight the devastating impact the Republican budget would have on New Hampshire residents’ access to health care and local community health centers’ ability to serve their patients. In April, he held another discussion to highlight the negative impact the legislation would have on people who access care through the Medicaid program and New Hampshire’s Medicaid Expansion.