Senator Hassan Statement on Republican Proposal to Take Medicaid Coverage Away From Granite Staters

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after voting against a Republican proposal that allows for massive cuts to Medicaid funding -- taking health care coverage away from Granite Staters -- in order to pay for tax giveaways for billionaires and for corporate special interests:

“In the middle of the night and over bipartisan opposition, Senate Republicans

advanced their effort to take Medicaid health coverage away from millions of people in order to pay for tax cuts for corporate special interests and billionaires. I put forward a number of amendments to chart a different path forward, one where we would work together on a bipartisan basis to lower costs for Americans and protect Medicaid, Medicare, and the Social Security benefits that hardworking Americans have paid into and deserve, but Republicans once again doubled down. At a time when American families are struggling to keep up with high costs, I can imagine few ideas more ill-advised, outrageous, and devastating than to rip lifesaving health care away from millions of our fellow Americans, and therefore I voted against this budget resolution.”

Senator Hassan proposed over a dozen amendments to urge Congressional Republicans to reverse course and instead work on a bipartisan basis to help lower costs for Granite Staters, stand up for the rule of law, and protect individual freedoms. Senator Hassan’s proposed amendments included those to:

• Stop unelected billionaires from advancing their own financial interests at the expense of American taxpayers
• Prevent any efforts to cut Medicare or Medicaid benefits for seniors, children, and families
• Prevent any efforts to cut Social Security benefits for seniors, increase wait times for Social Security benefits, or close Social Security offices
• Overturn broad-based tariffs on allies like Canada that raise costs for American families
• Promote childhood vaccinations against measles
• Provide tax cuts for middle-class workers and small businesses
• Lower the cost of housing, groceries, and prescription drugs