Schweikert, Ciscomani Vote to Affirm Last Year's Drastic Cuts to Medicaid & SNAP on Tax Day
TUCSON — Despite overwhelming opposition from Arizonans, Congressmen Schweikert and Ciscomani are using Tax Day to vote to affirm their support for last year's Republican Tax Law that drastically cut Medicaid and nutrition assistance to give massive tax giveaways to billionaires and corporations.
According to the Center for American Progress, the Republican Tax Law:
“contribute[s] to the loss of health insurance coverage for approximately 15 million people in the United States because of Medicaid cuts and ACA marketplace changes over the next decade,
puts 73,000 people in Arizona at immediate risk of losing some of their SNAP benefits, including parents with children ages 14 and older, older workers, veterans, those experiencing homelessness, and youth aging out of foster care.
terminates the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit at the end of 2025, which means families making energy efficient improvements will pay $2,000 more to replace a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit or $1,200 more for upgrades to windows and insulation in their homes next year.
increase interest on a mortgage for the median single-family home by an average of $490 annually, or approximately $14,610 over a typical 30-year loan in 2030.”
SNAP participation is already plummeting as a result of cuts from the Republican Tax Law, and Arizonans are already facing higher premiums, because Ciscomani and Schweikert voted against extending health care tax credits.
“Last year, I went to Washington, DC to tell Congressman Ciscomani that without Medicaid, I simply wouldn't be able to afford health care coverage,” said Garrett, a Tucson resident living with cerebral palsy. “Congressman Ciscomani knew that the Republican Tax Law cuts Medicaid that Arizonans like me rely on, but he voted for it anyway. Ciscomani and his Republican friends in Congress are patting themselves on the back for cutting health care to give Elon Musk a tax break.”
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