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18-05-2025
- Health
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Virginia Dem: GOP tax cuts would be on ‘backs of millions of Americans'
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.) warned during an appearance on NewsNation's 'The Hill Sunday' that the tax cuts that have been floated in GOP budget proposals would hurt 'millions of Americans' who rely on Medicaid and food stamps. 'This budget is going to make the tax cuts permanent on the backs of millions of Americans losing their health care and millions of Americans losing access to SNAP benefits,' McClellan told host Chris Stirewalt on Sunday. Republicans have been trying to cobble together a budget resolution to advance President Trump's agenda, including cementing tax cuts implemented during his first administration, while making deep spending cuts. Current savings proposals include establishing Medicaid work requirements on 'able-bodied' adults and forcing states to share the cost of food assistance programs for the first time. Republicans have pointed to potentially billions of dollars in savings captured if states implement new work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, but McClellan said she's forcefully pushing back on the idea, as it could kick some people off the rolls who need health care coverage. 'In Virginia, when we expanded Medicaid, we looked at work requirements and found they were more trouble than it's worth,' said McClellan, who was a Virginia state senator from 2017 to 2023 and state House member before that. 'The administrative cost to create and run that system would eat up any life savings that Virginia would get.' 'States that have put work requirements in place have found that the administrative cost is higher than the savings,' she said. Similarly, some Republicans have proposed that states take on some of the funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly called food stamps, as well as narrowing SNAP eligibility requirements and preventing future increases in monthly benefits. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
18-05-2025
- Health
- The Hill
Virginia Dem: GOP tax cuts would be on ‘backs of millions of Americans'
Rep. Jennifer McClellen (D-Va.) warned during an appearance on News Nation's 'The Hill Sunday,' that the tax cuts that have been floated in GOP budget proposals would hurt 'millions of Americans' who rely on Medicaid and food stamps. 'This budget is going to make the tax cuts permanent on the backs of millions of Americans losing their health care and millions of Americans losing access to SNAP benefits,' McClellan told host Chris Stirewalt on Sunday.' Republicans have been trying to cobble together a budget resolution to advance President Trump's agenda, including cementing tax cuts implemented during his first administration, while making deep spending cuts. Current savings proposals include establishing Medicaid work requirements on 'able-bodied' adults and forcing states to share the cost of food assistance programs for the first time. Republicans have pointed to potentially billions of dollars in savings captured if states implement new work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, but McClellan said she's forcefully pushing back on the idea as it could kick some people off the rolls who need health care coverage. 'In Virginia, when we expanded Medicaid, we looked at work requirements and found there were more trouble than it's worth,' said McClellan, who was a Virginia state senator from 2017 to 2023 and state House member before that. 'The administrative cost to create and run that system would eat up any of life savings that Virginia would get.' 'States that have put work requirements in place have found that the administrative cost is higher than the savings,' she said. Similarly, some Republicans have proposed that states take on some of the funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly called food stamps, as well as narrowing SNAP eligibility requirements and preventing future increases in monthly benefits.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania Dem: ‘It seems like we're in a trade war with ourselves'
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) argued that under President Trump's tariff plan, it appears that the United States is 'in a trade war with ourselves.' Dean joined NewsNation's 'The Hill Sunday,' where she was asked by host Blake Burman about the administration's argument that tariffs are meant to intentionally draw manufacturing jobs to the U.S. Burman noted that there are several manufacturing plants in Dean's state that will go idle this summer, meaning hundreds of jobs will be lost. As the Trump administration defends its tariff plan as a way to get jobs back to the U.S., some lawmakers are warning that jobs will just head elsewhere. 'I don't know anybody who doesn't want to bring manufacturing back to the United States,' she said. 'That's, in part, why we passed the massive CHIPS and Science Act. So, I applaud the notion that we want to bring manufacturing back, but you can't do it this way.' 'This is absolutely reckless,' Dean continued, noting that businesses are hurting domestically and internationally. She highlighted a recent trip she took to Europe, where she said they are 'baffled' by Trump's steep tariff agenda. 'This is not sensible policy. This is not going to drive manufacturing back here to the United States. It is a massive tax on Americans, and it so dissuades businesses from doing business with us,' Dean said. 'It seems like we're in a trade war with ourselves.' She noted that most people want manufacturing to happen in the U.S., but it will take years to bring it to the country. It has to be done through sensible policy implementation, she said. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) agrees with Dean. Last month, he argued that technology manufacturing will not head to the U.S. and instead go where there are lower tariff rates. Production could move away from China, which has a more than 100 percent tariff, but it would instead go to India, Malaysia or Vietnam. The lawmakers' concern comes as U.S. businesses are troubled by market fluctuations and warn customers of increased prices due to the tariffs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Business
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Rep. Bacon says farmers ‘already seeing an impact from tariffs,' calls for opening trade
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said farmers in his state and across the Midwest are 'already seeing' the impacts of President Trump's tariffs and called for the country to open agricultural trade with other countries to support the industry. Bacon joined NewsNation's 'The Hill Sunday' where host Blake Burman asked him about agricultural workers and how they are handling tariff impacts slowing trade. 'Well, the [agriculture] community is very worried. If you talk to the Farm Bureau, the cattlemen … some of our biggest meat producers here are for beef, they're already getting their markets shut off,' Bacon said. 'We're already seeing an impact on our exports in Nebraska, where we've lost market access in Europe primarily … particularly with our beef and popcorn and things like that,' he continued. 'So, we are going into a recession in the Midwest farm community.' While there's concern that Trump's tariff plan will send the country into a recession, the president has expressed confidence that his agenda will help the country in the long term. He said 'anything can happen' regarding a potential recession but thinks the economy will thrive later on. Republicans in Congress, like Bacon, are concerned that there is no outcome or exit plan for Trump's trade war, which they say will hurt markets for wheat, corn, soybeans, pork and other U.S. products. Bacon noted that the imports of fertilizers and herbicides are being impacted by higher prices and barriers due to tariffs. He said farmers across the country are 'really struggling right now' and they need relief from the tariffs or financial aid, like Trump implemented during his first administration. Still, Bacon said he thinks farmers would be better off if the administration opened trade doors instead of imposing tariffs at all. Burman asked Bacon about the timeline that he sees for farmers in his state to continue business under the tariffs. 'We need to get this thing settled this summer or our farmers will be struggling,' Bacon replied. 'We'll be in a recession here in the Midwest.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
04-05-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Pennsylvania Dem: ‘It seems like we're in a trade war with ourselves'
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) argued that under President Trump's tariff plan, it appears that the United States is 'in a trade war with ourselves.' Dean joined NewsNation's 'The Hill Sunday,' where she was asked by host Blake Burman about the administration's argument that tariffs are meant to intentionally draw manufacturing jobs to the U.S. Burman noted that there are several manufacturing plants in Dean's state that will go idle this summer, meaning hundreds of jobs will be lost. As the Trump administration defends its tariff plan as a way to get jobs back to the U.S., some lawmakers are warning that jobs will just head elsewhere. 'I don't know anybody who doesn't want to bring manufacturing back to the United States,' she said. 'That's, in part, why we passed the massive Chips and Sciences Act. So, I applaud the notion that we want to bring manufacturing back, but you can't do it this way. 'This is absolutely reckless,' Dean continued, noting that businesses are hurting domestically and internationally. She highlighted a recent trip she took to Europe, where she said they are 'baffled' by Trump's steep reciprocal tariff agenda. 'This is not sensible policy. This is not going to drive manufacturing back here to the United States. It is a massive tax on Americans, and it so dissuades businesses from doing business with us,' Dean said. 'It seems like we're in a trade war with ourselves.' She noted that most people want manufacturing to happen in the U.S. but it will take years to bring it to the country. It has to be done through a sensible policy implementation, she said. Rep. Ro Khanna agrees with Dean. Last month, he argued that technology manufacturing will not head to the U.S. and instead go where there are lower tariff rates. Production could move away from China, which has a more than 100 percent tariff, but it would instead go to India, Malaysia or Vietnam. The lawmakers' concern comes as U.S. businesses are concerned watching market fluctuations and warn customers of increased prices due to the tariffs.
