WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representative Donald Norcross (NJ-01) voted no on House Republicans’ budget plan to direct Congress to slash government programs that Americans use to access healthcare, food, childcare, and more, including a minimum of $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, so that they can afford to give the wealthy tax cuts. The budget would give the wealthiest Americans and big corporations $4.5 trillion in tax cuts while leaving everyone else behind.  

“Trump and his Republican hacks in Congress are trying to take away Medicaid and basic healthcare from millions of Americans, including children and seniors,” said Congressman Donald Norcross. “This isn't political theater; this is really happening. Thirty-seven percent of the federal funding that New Jersey receives is through Medicaid. Cutting this funding hurts families that depend on Medicaid, will decimate our state’s budget, and force healthcare providers to raise costs for everyone to make up for the increase in uncompensated care they have to provide to uninsured people.”  

Some of the biggest cuts proposed by Republicans in the budget resolution would be to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 72 million Americans receive healthcare through Medicaid which covers everything from childbirth to nursing home care. The Affordable Care Act delivers lower healthcare prices and expands coverage to tens of millions of Americans, and SNAP helps provide food to over 40 million children, seniors, veterans, and working parents. 

Impact of Republican Budget Cuts on NJ-01: 

• 164,843 people on Medicaid are at risk of losing their healthcare  
  • Including 68,724 children and 16,000 seniors   
• 97,000 people count on SNAP to put food on the table 
• 28,000 people who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act could see their average premium go up by $1,440 per year — a 62% increase 
  • Many families would face even steeper consequences.  
  • Example of the impact cuts to the Affordable Care Act could have: A 60-year-old couple with a household income of $85,000 in NJ-01 would see their health insurance costs increase by $15,702 per year — a 217% increase in premiums. 

###