WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed issued the following press release:
As millions of Americans who rely on federal health care benefits such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare, and Medicaid begin to feel the fallout from the sweeping changes and trillion-dollar cuts under President Donald Trump's so-called One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), U.S. Senator Jack Reed is fighting to reverse the cuts, soften the economic blow for consumers, and make health care affordable again.
Over the last week, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on the Trump Administration's 2027 budget proposal, which would cut $15.8 billion from HHS and put new restrictions on those seeking Medicaid coverage - on t...