House GOP Approves Budget Slashing Medicaid and Safety Net Programs While Prioritizing Tax Cuts

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DOGE v. Safety Net

🔴 UPDATE: February 26, 2025

House GOP Approves Budget Framework Slashing Medicaid and Targeting Safety Net Programs

In a staggering escalation of attacks on the federal safety net, House Republicans narrowly approved a budget framework that proposes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts while making deep reductions to Medicaid and other critical social programs. The budget, which passed the House by a 217-215 vote, aligns with DOGE’s broader agenda of dismantling government-provided social protections under the guise of "efficiency" and "fiscal responsibility."

🚨 Key Developments:

• Massive Medicaid Cuts – The budget calls for $880 billion in Medicaid reductions over 10 years, putting millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing healthcare coverage. States may face increased financial burdens as federal support is withdrawn.

• Sweeping Spending Cuts Beyond Medicaid – In addition to Medicaid, the budget framework proposes $1.12 trillion in cuts across other social programs, including food assistance, housing aid, and federal student loan subsidies—programs that millions rely on for basic survival.

• Tax Cuts Prioritized Over Social Services – The bill includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, primarily benefiting corporations and high-income earners, while gutting essential safety net programs to offset revenue losses.

🔍 Consequences:

• Millions at Risk of Losing Healthcare – Medicaid serves nearly 80 million Americans, including children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Slashing funding could lead to higher medical costs, hospital closures, and worsened health outcomes nationwide.

• Food and Housing Insecurity Likely to Rise – Cuts to SNAP (food stamps), housing assistance, and other welfare programs will exacerbate poverty, homelessness, and hunger, especially for low-income families and the elderly.

• Senate Pushback Expected, But GOP Remains Committed – While Senate Republicans have signaled concerns over Medicaid cuts, the broader DOGE-led push to erode the social safety net remains intact, with the Trump administration likely to push alternative pathways for dismantling social programs.

📌 Sources:

• MarketWatch: House budget tees up steep Medicaid cuts and big SALT fight. Here’s what’s next

• AP News: What’s next for Trump agenda after House GOP approves tax breaks and slashed spending in budget

• Barron’s: Medicaid Cuts Appear Inevitable. States May Pick Up the Bill

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