ICYMI: Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces Republican Budget Plan That Will Gut Medicaid to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires

SCHAUMBURG - Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined WGN Chicago and Fox32 Chicago to discuss the passage of a House Republican budget plan that calls for drastic spending cuts to offset tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) have called for total spending cuts up to $1.5 trillion, the majority of which would come from essential programs including Medicaid and SNAP that millions of Illinoisans depend on for access to health care and food.

"The House Republicans' budget plan is a direct assault on Illinois families. Slashing Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaires would strip health care from over 850,000 Illinois residents, including two out of every five infants and two-thirds of nursing home residents who rely on this vital program. This reckless plan endangers lives and threatens the stability of our health care providers - harming the health and well-being of every single Illinoisan. Furthermore, this horrendous plan protects Trump's irresponsible blanket tariffs that are already driving up costs and pushing our country toward recession. I will continue to fight this draconian GOP plan and do anything I can to protect Illinoisans from Donald Trump's havoc."

What They're Watching:

WGN Chicago:

"It would end up as a tax cut of almost 7 trillion dollars financed by trillions of dollars of cuts to our social safety net, including to Medicaid, including to SNAP, once known as food stamps, and it's going to hurt millions of families."

Fox32 Chicago:

"We estimate that it will basically slash $880 billion from Medicaid, $230 billion from food stamps, now known as SNAP, and then a host of other cuts that are unspecified that total $1.5 trillion in cuts."