Economic Security

May 29, 2025 by WVCBP
As If Gutting Medicaid Wasn’t Enough…

West Virginia Watch - Republicans in Congress aren’t satisfied with just slashing Medicaid, so they are now looking at using reconciliation to repeal large swaths of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to pay for tax breaks for billionaires, big corporations and campaign donors. Read the full article. These days, everyone has heard of “Obamacare,” the…

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May 29, 2025 by WVCBP
Alexandra Gallo: Don’t Take Food, Health Care Off the Table (Opinion)

Charleston Gazette-Mail - In West Virginia, we believe in showing up for one another — whether it’s helping a neighbor change a tire, holding a food drive or pitching in to help clean and rebuild after a flood. It’s who we are. But right now in Congress, some of our elected officials are turning their…

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May 26, 2025 by Kelly Allen
As Big Beautiful Bill Hits Senate, Capito Anticipates Changes

West Virginia MetroNews - The “One Big Beautiful Bill” that passed the U.S. House of Representatillves last week now goes for review by the U.S. Senate, where it could face changes. Read the full article. “It’s time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk…

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May 24, 2025 by WVCBP
Marion County Residents Feel Pinch of Impending GOP Tax Cuts

Insurance News Net - Monongah resident Amy Davis is on disability and Medicaid. Read the full article. But with the changes to Medicaid proposed by House Republicans in Washington, it’s not herself she’s worried about. “I worry for my oldest daughter,” Davis said. “She is on the spectrum, has complex PTSD and suffers from a lot of mental health issues. She’s…

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May 23, 2025 by Seth DiStefano
House-passed Budget Bill Projected to Cause Medicaid and SNAP Cuts, Job Losses in WV

Charleston Gazette-Mail - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly approved a far-reaching budget reconciliation package that, if enacted, would sever at least tens of thousands of West Virginians’ access to health and social safety net programs. Read the full article. The Republican-majority House passed the budget reconciliation package in a mostly party-line 215-214…

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May 23, 2025 by Kelly Allen
West Virginia Representatives Back Trump Budget Bill

Wheeling Intelligencer - President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” fiscal package is on its way to the U.S. Senate after West Virginia’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the bill in an early morning vote Thursday. Read the full article. The House passed H.R. 1, named the One Big Beautiful…

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