Democrats make long-shot effort to stop Trump cuts to Medicaid and Snap

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Source: The Guardian

Tue 6 May 2025 15.58 EDT
Last modified on Tue 6 May 2025 17.33 EDT


House Democrats are making a long-shot attempt to stop Republicans from downsizing federal safety net programs including Medicaid to offset the costs of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and tax cuts.

The Democratic House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, on Tuesday announced that his lawmakers are circulating a petition which, should a majority of the chamber sign on to it, would force a vote on legislation preventing cuts to the Medicaid health insurance program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap).

Known as a discharge petition, the effort faces long odds in the GOP-led chamber. Republican leaders have recently moved to stop such petitions, and while several Republican lawmakers have expressed concerns about some of the cuts being considered to pay for Trump’s agenda, they still generally support it.

“House Republicans are determined to jam a reckless and extreme budget down the throats of the American people that will enact the largest cut to Medicaid and the largest cut to Snap in American history,” Jeffries told reporters. “All we need are four Republicans to do the right thing. Stand up for Medicaid and stand up for Snap, so they can stand up for the American people and we can stop the devastating cuts that Republicans are proposing.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/06/trump-democrats-medicaid-snap-cuts

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Rep. Jeffries PRESS RELEASE - LEADER JEFFRIES: “HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE DETERMINED TO JAM A RECKLESS AND EXTREME BUDGET DOWN THE THROATS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE”

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House Democrats have just launched a discharge petition to force a vote on legislation protecting Medicaid and SNAP.
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House Democrats have just launched a discharge petition to force a vote on legislation protecting Medicaid and SNAP.

— Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social) 2025-05-06T18:03:37.931Z

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House Democrats have just launched a discharge petition to force a vote on legislation protecting Medicaid and SNAP.
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