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House Democrats Seek Vote to Block GOP Medicaid, SNAP Cuts; CBO Says Millions Could Lose Coverage

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Updated May 7, 2025, 10:31 PM

House Democrats on Tuesday filed a discharge petition to bring the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act to the floor, a procedural move spearheaded by House Budget Committee ranking member Brendan Boyle. The bill is intended to block reductions in Medicaid and food-assistance funding that are embedded in the Republican budget framework. Under House rules, a discharge petition needs 218 signatures to override leadership and force a vote. If every Democrat signs, the effort would require the support of at least four Republicans—an outcome Democratic leaders framed as a public test of GOP claims that they do not intend to cut the programs. The petition was launched a day before the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released an analysis showing that several Medicaid cost-containment proposals under consideration by Republicans could prompt between 2.4 million and 3.9 million people to lose health coverage by 2034 and reduce program spending by as much as $880 billion. Democratic lawmakers cited the CBO findings as proof that the Republican budget would impose the largest reductions in Medicaid and food assistance in U.S. history. Republican leaders countered that their proposals aim to curb waste, fraud and abuse and to preserve resources for children, seniors and people with disabilities, arguing that the program has drifted beyond its original mission. If the petition secures 218 signatures, House leaders would be obligated to hold an up-or-down vote on the protection measure. Without Republican defections, however, the maneuver faces long odds, leaving the scope of Medicaid and SNAP funding to be resolved in broader budget negotiations later this year.

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Mark Warner

@MarkWarner

Nonpartisan investigations of the Republicans’ potential cuts to Medicaid indicate that millions of Americans will lose coverage. I am not going to back down in fighting to protect Americans’ health care.

Rep. Doris Matsui

@DorisMatsui

The @USCBO has brought the proof. @HouseGOP’s reckless budget proposals would throw millions of Americans off of Medicaid. There is no way for Republicans to spin this. Not a single option they are presenting preserves, protects, or provides a healthier America.

Senator Chris Van Hollen

@ChrisVanHollen

Republicans are coming up with all sorts of ways to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Well, the nonpartisan CBO just made it clear: their "plans" would be a disaster for the American people — stripping millions of their health care. https://t.co/rpoNcWOfG9

Rep. Suzan DelBene

@RepDelBene

A new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office makes it clear that Republicans’ Medicaid cuts would take health care away from millions of Americans. There’s no more hiding from the truth. I’m fighting to prevent them from kicking families off health coverage. https://t.co/WiUQEQdL71

Robin Kelly

@RepRobinKelly

The NONPARTISAN Congressional Budget Office just exposed Republicans’ lies: The Republican budget slashes Medicaid by $880 billion and will kick millions of people off their healthcare. In the Second District, over 300,000 people would lose healthcare. That’s unacceptable. https://t.co/YJ9IZ902ri

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Joe Khalil

@JoeKhalilTV

Speaker Johnson responding to the CBO report published today outlining that potentially millions of people could lose coverage as a result of hypothetical Medicaid cuts by 2034: @ChelseaGJonesTV https://t.co/riz5hrbFYO

Mark Warner

@MarkWarner

Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth

@RepSarahElfreth

The nonpartisan, independent Congressional Budget Office just confirmed what we’ve been saying for months: you can’t cut funding for Medicaid without millions of people losing their health coverage. https://t.co/Crnv5E1iJK https://t.co/TIJfjOnsT9