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Democrats at Ways and Means field hearing warn HR 1 would cut health coverage and food assistance; advocates describe local harms
Summary
Ranking Member Sanchez and other Democrats told the House Ways and Means Committee at a Reagan Library field hearing that HR 1′s tax cuts are paired with deep reductions in Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP and Medicare that would harm Californians; advocacy witnesses described local impacts and ICE‑related funding concerns.
Ranking Member Sanchez and other Democrats used the field hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to argue that HR 1 — described by proponents as a package of permanent tax reforms — pairs tax cuts with large spending reductions that would reduce health and nutrition coverage for millions.
Why it matters: Democrats and community advocates said the bill’s spending changes would increase uninsured rates, reduce access to care and push costs onto states and localities; witnesses and members tied the changes to potential real‑world consequences in California communities.
Ranking Member Sanchez opened the hearing’s Democratic critique, saying the measure “gives the top point 1% an average tax cut of $309,000 in 2037 alone” and that the…
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