**House Republicans’ budget resolution would pave the path for trillions in tax giveaways to billionaires and big corporations**
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander voted on a bipartisan basis to block House Republicans’ budget resolution, which would pave the way to giving trillions in tax handouts to billionaires and big corporations paid for by the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history, as well as cuts to critical programs Granite Staters rely on like SNAP food benefits and the Affordable Care Act. The resolution would also raise the deficit by trillions.
“This budget resolution would raise our sky-high deficit and lock in trillions of dollars in tax giveaways to billionaires and the biggest corporations. It paves the way for trillions of dollars in handouts to the ultra-rich paid for by the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history together with cuts to programs that people across New Hampshire rely on every single day — from Medicare to Head Start and from SNAP to Pell Grants,” said Congresswoman Goodlander. “That is not a fair deal for Granite Staters. That’s why I joined together with a bipartisan group of my colleagues in voting to block this radical, partisan, and truly dangerous budget resolution.”
Congresswoman Goodlander voted against the budget proposal that would pave the way to cut:
- Medicaid services that 92,580 Granite Staters in New Hampshire’s Second District rely on.
- This includes 45,307 children under the age of 19 and 11,000 seniors over 65 in NH-02.
- Republican cuts to Medicaid pave the way for children and adults with disabilities, elderly and disabled adults, cancer patients, and more to lose their health coverage.
- Federal Medicaid funding for New Hampshire was $1.6 billion in 2023—43% of all federal funding to New Hampshire.
- If Medicaid cuts trigger New Hampshire’s state law to automatically end Medicaid Expansion, more than 60,000 people currently insured through Medicaid Expansion could lose their health insurance.
- This includes 45,307 children under the age of 19 and 11,000 seniors over 65 in NH-02.
- Affordable Care Act coverage that 31,000 Granite Staters in New Hampshire’s Second District rely on.
- New Hampshire families who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act would see their average premium go up by $630 per year — a 26% increase. Some Granite Staters would see even higher increases.
- A 60-year-old couple with a household income of $85,000 in NH-02 would see their health insurance costs increase by $8,644 per year — a 120% increase in premiums.
- New Hampshire families who receive coverage under the Affordable Care Act would see their average premium go up by $630 per year — a 26% increase. Some Granite Staters would see even higher increases.
- Head Start services that support 1,498 children and pregnant women in centers, family homes, and family child care homes across New Hampshire.
- The Head Start program promotes school readiness for Granite State children from birth to age 5 in low-income families through services that support early learning and development, health, and family well-being.
- The Head Start program promotes school readiness for Granite State children from birth to age 5 in low-income families through services that support early learning and development, health, and family well-being.
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that help 45,000 Granite Staters in New Hampshire’s Second District put food on the table.
Congresswoman Goodlander has dedicated her life to ensuring a fair deal for all Granite Staters, including building a tax system that delivers tax breaks for working families – not handouts to billionaires and big corporations. Before taking the oath of office, she served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice, where she took on the corporate monopolies hurting New Hampshire’s small businesses and held them accountable for jacking up prices and making life harder for hardworking Granite Staters.