CODE-U: Stop the Trump Agenda: Affordable Healthcare

CODE-U: Stop the Trump Agenda: Affordable Healthcare

When Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill Act, he compromised working people’s access to affordable quality healthcare. In New Jersey alone, the legislation will cut Medicaid funding by $360 million annually and gut hospital and public health funding by $3.3 billion each year making healthcare even more our of reach for working people.

Our hospitals are in jeopardy, as the federal government cut approximately $300 million in direct hospital funding from our state where we will face a dramatic rise in the uninsured and skyrocketing healthcare costs. Up to 350,000 residents are expected to lose NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid as a result. Due to the legislation, there are now 12 hospitals in New Jersey at heightened risk of closure and reduced services. Meanwhile, healthcare workers are saddled with the burden of overcrowded emergency rooms, the inability to maintain safe staffing levels, mass layoffs, and a rise in uncompensated care.

We can’t trust candidates who voted in support of this legislation or endorse Trump’s attacks on working families. Let’s stop the Trump agenda and elect candidates to Congress who will fight for working people and our unions.

To view a list of our endorsed candidates who will fight for affordable healthcare, go to www.njunionstrong.org.

Attached please find CODE-U messaging for your use. Please text, tweet, post, and email and broadly distribute through your union’s social media pages. It’s as simple as copy and paste. Please contact John Shea, COPE Director, at cope@njaflcio.org or 609-989-8730 with any questions.

Visit www.njunionstrong.org to register to vote, apply to vote-by-mail and more.

Together we will lead the fight for progress through solidarity!

In Unity,

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Subject line: Protect Affordable Healthcare. Stop the Trump Agenda!

When Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill Act, he compromised the working people’s access to affordable quality healthcare. In New Jersey alone, the legislation will cut Medicaid funding by $360 million annually and gut hospital and public health funding by $3.3 billion each year, making healthcare even more our of reach for working people.

Our hospitals are in jeopardy, as the federal government cut approximately $300 million in direct hospital funding from our state, and up to 350,000 residents are expected to lose NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid as a result of the legislation. Due to the legislation, there are now 12 hospitals in New Jersey at heightened risk of closure and reduced services. In addition to the impact on residents, healthcare workers are now facing overcrowded emergency rooms, the inability to maintain safe staffing levels at healthcare facilities, mass layoffs, and a rise in uncompensated care.

By electing candidates who share our union values, we will continue to lead the fight for affordable healthcare in our state. To view a list of our endorsed candidates who will fight to protect our access to healthcare, go to www.njunionstrong.org.