Under the proposed legislation, both programs (Medicaid and SNAP) would face deep cuts. The Congressional Budget Office projects that 11.8 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage over the next decade. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has warned that the cuts to SNAP would create a $467 million shortfall in Michigan’s food assistance budget. That gap will hit cities like Detroit first, where need is highest and grocery access is already limited.
Danielle Atkinson, Executive Director of Mothering Justice, calls the bill what it is: a betrayal.