The Federal budgets proposed in the US House and now being discussed in the US Senate are proposing massive cuts to food assistance and to Medicaid health care coverage for the poor and disabled.
We need to let our Senators and House member know that this cannot happen! We need to take action!
The House of Representatives passed their version of the budget bill in May proposing massive cuts to Medicaid eligibility, eliminating 16 million Americans from this life saving health care coverage. Here at Orchard Place about 75% of all of our served population is Medicaid eligible.
We don’t know how many of Iowa’s youth are going to be impacted by these proposed cuts;
no youth should be denied access to critical health care and jeopardize their growth, development, and opportunities for treatment for all health conditions.
The House proposed 30% cuts to Food Stamp (SNAP Program). We are already aware that the SNAP benefits are not enough to really create food security for our youth. Again, since most of our served population lives in poverty, it is likely that nearly all of Orchard Place youth are going to be hurt by food assistance cuts; their growing bodies will suffer.
The Senate is getting ready to pass their own version of a budget and it is as drastic as the House bill. Tell your Senators who are working on their own version of the budget, and House members who have already passed their proposed budget, that Iowa’s youth cannot stay healthy and have cuts to food assistance and also cuts to Medicaid which provides them access to health care.
Here is how to contact Iowa’s two Senators and US House members:
- Chuck Grassley: Phone: (202) 224-3744 | Electronic message
- Joni Ernst: Phone (202) 224-3254 | Electronic message
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (1st District): Phone (202) 225-6576 | Electronic message
- Ashley Hinson (2nd District): Phone (202) 225-2911 | Electronic message
- Zach Nunn (3rd District): Phone (202) 225-5476 | Electronic message
- Randy Feenstra (4th District): Phone (202) 225-4426 | Electronic message
