Senator Kim Rejects Republicans’ Disastrous Budget Plan and Largest Cut to Healthcare in Country’s History

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Over the last 27 hours,Senator Andy Kimparticipated in a marathon voting session on Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill that includes the largest cut to healthcare in the country’s history. As he stood up for New Jersey working families against disastrous cuts to vital programs like Medicaid and SNAP, Senator Kim put forward changes to protect healthcare for families across our country.
“Senate Republicans have failed a simple test of courage, choosing to bend a knee to Donald Trump instead of defending millions of hardworking families they swore an oath to represent,”said Senator Kim.“This bill is devastating. Americans know it is devastating. We need to harness the energy and power of the thousands calling our offices and marching in the streets. My no vote today is not the end of my work to stand up for New Jerseyans and against this disastrous budget plan as it moves toward a House of Representatives with a duty to stop it.”
Key changes introduced by Senator Kim would stand up for working families and defend access to affordable and quality healthcare in New Jersey by doing the following:
While one in three children in New Jersey rely on Medicaid, Republicans in Congress support a budget that slashes $930 billion from the program. Cuts to Medicaid would impact 300,000 people with a disability in New Jersey and 60% of nursing home residents who utilize Medicaid for their care. In the state, one in seven adults between the ages of 19 and 64 are covered by Medicaid.
Before being elected to the U.S. Senate, Kim represented New Jersey’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House and was a career public servant working in national security and diplomacy at the White House, State Department, and Pentagon. Learn more about Senator Kim’s service on behalf of New Jerseyhere.

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