The disastrous budget reconciliation package that is now in the Senate will severely harm at-risk communities unless substantial changes are made.
The $295 million in SNAP cuts will increase hunger across the country, hitting children, seniors, and working families the hardest. At a time when food insecurity is still high in many communities, cutting SNAP is both cruel and short-sighted.
Roughly 15 million Americans will lose health coverage because of the $800 billion cut to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act along with other provisions in the House package.
Tens of millions of people with low incomes will lose access to basic needs programs, all to give tax breaks that primarily benefit the wealthy and corporations while inflicting harm on immigrant communities.
We cannot keep allowing the passage of these unfair tax policies that disproportionately benefit the rich while making low-income and vulnerable communities suffer, including by taking food assistance and health care away from millions. That’s not good for our society or economy.
Now more than ever, it’s critical that Congress protect health care, nutrition, and other essential services that help millions of families meet their basic needs. We should strengthen support for these programs—not take them away. We need each and every Senator to get a strong and clear message that their constituents oppose these harmful proposals.
You can view an archive of this webinar with ASL and captioning here.
Webinar: How Benefit Cuts Impact People with Disabilities; How to Fight Back
Learn about likely federal policy threats affecting people with disabilities, in programs such as Medicaid, nutrition assistance, SSI/SSDI, housing and legal protections. Included in the webinar will be a discussion of effective messaging to combat these threats, and action steps you can take to get involved. Following the presentations, participants will have an opportunity to ask questions.
WHEN: Thursday, April 19th, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
PRESENTERS:
T.J. Sutcliffe, Director of Income and Housing Policy at The Arc
Lisa Ekman, Co-Chair, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Fiscal Policy Task Force
Rebecca Cokley, Senior Fellow, Disability Policy, Center for American Progress
Rebecca Vallas, Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity Program, Center for American Progress
Moderator: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
This webinar is co-sponsored by Center for American Progress, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Fiscal Policy Task Force, and the Coalition on Human Needs. The webinar will be captioned and ASL interpreting will be provided; a transcript will be available, along with the recording and slides.