State Sec. Rubio: Imagine if instead of spending billions on weapons, Iran spent that money on its people. They’d have a much different country. That's rich, coming from the very same administration that now wants to cut billions from Americans' health care to pay for weapons and warfare.

Gov. Sherrill: This administration has asked for $1.5 trillion for the Defense budget next year—as they cut health care, as they cut education, as we see gas prices going up, as we see continued high grocery prices. At every turn, the President is making things worse for people.

Here’s your Weekly Dose: 🏥 April is Medicaid Awareness Month 💰 Republicans want to cut health care to fund Trump’s war-of-choice in Iran 🏥 New Protect Our Care report finds 800+ providers and care centers threatened by Medicaid cuts Get your full dose here: open.substack.com/pub/protecto...

Trump: “We can’t take care of daycare… We’re fighting wars… Medicaid, Medicare—they can do it on a state basis.” He says we “can’t afford” care—after Republicans gutted Medicaid by over $1 trillion to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires.

As Republicans continue to wage their war on health care, Medicaid—and every one of the 68 million people who rely on it—is under attack. For #medicaidawarenessmonth, we’re holding Republicans responsible for the harm they’ve done. Learn more medicaidawareness.com

Mayor Zorhan Mamdani speaks on the GOP Republicans' proposal to cut health care to fund Trump's war in Iran

Sen. Ossoff: All this needless death, and suffering, and misery is a choice. Georgia’s leaders have chosen to leave Georgians without health insurance and without hospitals, and these are undeniable facts. So, let’s stop pretending that those responsible for this are serious competent people.

It's Medicaid Awareness Month! 🎉 We're celebrating by holding Republicans responsible. Republicans cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid in their One Big, Ugly Bill, threatening the system that provides health care access to over 68 million Americans. We're not letting them get away with it.

Republicans are trying to pay for Trump's war-of-choice in Iran by cutting Medicaid and SNAP, once again. They are willfully making Americans sicker and putting lives at risk, all for a disastrous war no one voted for.

Pod Save America host Jon Lovett on GOP Republicans's newest proposal to fund Trump's war by cutting health care: I can’t think of a less popular way for them to try to find $200 billion to spend on the war in Iran, but they’re getting close.

April is Medicaid Awareness Month, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Republicans have already cut $1 trillion from Medicaid's budget—the program 68 million Americans rely on to access health care. We’re holding them accountable. Learn what’s at risk: www.protectourcare.org/medicaid-awa...

They fund war while families lose coverage.

Congressman Boyle: Thats the choice. It was either wage a war in Iran, or instead use that money to extend the tax credits to save the health care of literally millions of Americans.

Medicaid covers 68 million Americans. If that includes you or someone you love, your story matters—especially right now. As we head into Medicaid Awareness Month, we’re collecting real experiences to show what’s at stake. Share yours and take action: www.protectourcare.org/medicaid-awa...

Republicans have already ripped away health care from millions — gutting Medicaid and the ACA tax credits. Now they’re considering cutting even more to fund a $200 BILLION war. They’re saying it out loud: your health care is expendable. We won’t let them get away with it.

Children are getting sick and dying of measles. Vaccines save lives. Learn more about Trump and RFK Jr's pick for U.S. Surgeon General Casey Means with Kayla Hancock at @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R76...

Next week kicks off Medicaid Awareness Month. For 68 million Americans, Medicaid isn’t abstract—it’s doctor visits, prescriptions, long-term care, and peace of mind. That care is under threat. We’re speaking up all April. Get the facts and join us: www.medicaidawareness.com

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has allowed millions of Americans to get health care they couldn't have before. @shoupshouts.bsky.social @protectourcare.org explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1JJ...

FOX News host on RFK Jr. wearing jeans to the gym: That's disgusting.

Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester: With the most recent passage of the one big, beautiful bill, we saw a trillion dollar cut in what is going to support families with their health care.

Rep. Deluzio: This administration, which now looks to spend $200 billion on a war, also was cutting taxes for billionaires and taking health care away from people.

Rep. Casar, on behalf of the Progressive Caucus: Trump, Musk and Republicans in Congress told us we were too short on money, so we had to make cuts—and cut they did.

A new KFF poll shows that 1 in 3 adults are now using AI as a primary source for health advice and information. Why? Many of them say its because they can't afford to access health care any other way. www.kff.org/public-opini...

Do you remember how health insurance worked before the Affordable Care Act? @shoupshouts.bsky.social @protectourcare.org explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1JJ...

According to a new KFF poll, 1 in 10 Americans covered by the ACA last year have dropped their coverage. Those still enrolled have seen, on average, a 114% increase in their premiums. Republicans gutted the Affordable Care Act and now we’re seeing the consequences.

Yeah... ok, buddy.

Rep. Lofgren: We can find the money to do all this other stuff — to give tax breaks to these billionaire bros who apparently have the ear of the President, or to spend $2 billion a day attacking Iran — but we can’t let them get medical care?

Teresa, a mother of two living in Georgia, told reporters that her premiums increased 7 times over after Republicans gutted the Affordable Care Act. Now, her children have to help her pay the bills. "It was crushing" she says.

16 years ago, President Obama and Democrats in Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, delivering health care access to more than 40 million Americans. Rep. McClellan joined Protect Our Care yesterday to discuss the Republicans’ war on health care and the fight ahead. Here’s what she had to say:

Donald Trump and Republicans said we can't afford health care or to help working Americans, then turned around and gave billions in tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy. Now they want billions more for a war-of-choice in Iran. "Es solo cuando les conviene" - Sen. Gallego. It's only when it suits them.

Rep. Jeffries: Republicans have chosen not to make policy progress, but to inflict policy violence on the American people. Their “One Big Ugly Bill” enacted the largest cut to Medicaid in American history—literally ripping health care away from more than 14 million Americans.

Rep. Pressley: This Republican majority is putting profits over people as they gut essential programs like Medicaid to fund kidnappings in our streets and wars abroad.

Rep. Pressley: We are in a republican manufactures, man-made, health care crisis. … Republicans are chasing to fund the deaths of innocent civilians and service members abroad, rather than fund life saving care for people at home.

The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on the ACA’s 16th anniversary: “In their stinky, lousy, rotten bill that they think is so beautiful, Republicans cut $1 trillion out of Medicaid.” As she said: there’s much more work ahead.

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$2,500 a month for health insurance. That’s what one couple is now paying — more than a mortgage — just to stay covered. This is the reality for too many families.

“We are a nation that does what is hard, what is necessary, what is right. … We have now just enshrined a core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health care." - President @barackobama.bsky.social, March 23rd, 2010

16 years ago today, President @barackobama.bsky.social and Democrats in Congress took on one of the toughest fights in a generation - and won. Here's the moment the Affordable Care Act passed, granting 40 million people access to health care.

When voters say “affordability,” they mean health care. Costs are out of control, but Donald Trump and Republicans are making it worse with cuts that raise premiums and push people out of coverage.

16 years ago, President @barackobama.bsky.social signed the Affordable Care Act into law — guaranteeing millions of Americans access to affordable, quality health care. Today, we celebrate the progress. And we fight to protect it. #ProtectOurCare

Trump nominated a wellness influencer not a doctor to be the next U.S. Surgeon General. Learn more about Casey Means from my discussion with Kayla Hancock at @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R76...

Who is Casey Means, the wellness influencer supported by RFK Jr. and nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Surgeon General? Learn more from Kayla Hancock @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R76...

Sen. Warren: Working families are struggling to pay for basic needs — groceries, housing, health care, electricity. Now prices are climbing even higher because of Trump’s new conflict with Iran. His actions overseas are making everyday life more expensive for ordinary Americans.

Rep. Raul Ruiz on how hospitals respond to funding cuts in Trump's Big, Ugly Bill: It doesn’t matter if you have Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance—if hospitals cut services like OB, pediatrics, or behavioral health, you’re sh*t out of luck.

Rep. Diana DeGette on Trump's Big, Ugly Bill: It cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid—making it even harder for sick kids, people with disabilities, and working-class Americans who are trying to get by.

Sen. Padilla: Republicans are scared of the political consequences of their record. Trump ran on lowering prices, but costs keep rising—from housing to health care. Gas prices have also risen significantly since this unauthorized war in Iran. They can’t run on what they’ve done.

Sen. Mark Kelly on Trump's war-of-choice in Iran: I really struggle with how does this war in Iran help the American people afford their rent and groceries and health care — that Donald Trump has cut for millions of Americans.

RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine crusade isn't just bad science — it's a direct threat to Black Americans. This is a must read from The Root highlighting our new report with APHA that breaks down how his policies are making communities of color sicker.