Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' becomes law
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With GOP lawmakers looking at a July Fourth deadline to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," the leaders of five major food banks in the Bay Area are urging lawmakers to reconsider a provision of it that would impact the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Trump has signed the "big, beautiful" bill, enacting sweeping changes to programs like SNAP and Medicaid. Here's what Tennesseans should know.
One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.
The 900-page tax and policy package fulfills several key campaign promises but also makes cuts that could boot millions from health care and food assistance programs.
The bill includes a $600 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spanning over the next ten years. This will impact 28,974 people in Ross County who are on Medicaid, according to The Ohio Department of Medicaid. That is 37.66% of the county.