{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-stands-kansans-oppose-devastating-gop-cuts-medicaid-food-assistance", "Davids Stands with Kansans to Oppose Devastating GOP Cuts to Medicaid, Food Assistance", "2025-05-21", "2025", "2025-05", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a virtual press conference to call out the devastating impact of House Republicans\u2019 budget \u2014 particularly its deep cuts to Medicaid. The partisan budget, backed by President Trump, would also slash emergency food assistance and programs hardworking Kansans rely on every day to pay for more than $1 trillion in tax giveaways for billionaires and large corporations.\n\n\u201cWe should be focused on cutting waste and making life more affordable for Kansans,\u201d said Davids. \u201cInstead, this partisan budget does the exact opposite \u2014 rips away health care and food assistance from the people who need it most. Kansans deserve policies that invest in the middle class, not ones that line the pockets of billionaires at their expense. That\u2019s why I\u2019m fighting to protect Medicaid, preserve critical programs, and stand up for hardworking families across our state.\u201d\n\nWATCH: Davids hosts press conference with Kansans affected by Republicans\u2019 proposed Medicaid cuts\n\nAt today\u2019s press conference, Davids was joined by Kansans directly impacted by proposed Medicaid cuts in the Republican budget. Mark and Patty Hink spoke about their son Brian, who relies on Medicaid for critical services and medications provided at a disability services provider in Overland Park. Samantha Denzin Armistead shared how her brother Connor, an adult with intellectual disabilities, depends on KanCare\u2019s Home and Community Based Services to attend day programs that give him purpose and stability. Corey Craig, CEO of Monarch Hospice & Palliative Care, provided insight into how these cuts would harm health care providers and seniors across the state.\n\nPresident Trump and U.S. House Republicans are pushing a budget that would make the largest cuts to Medicaid and emergency food assistance in American history \u2014 all to fund more than $1 trillion in tax giveaways for billionaires. These extreme cuts would force Kansans to pay more to put food on the table and stay healthy.\n\nCuts to Health Care: The Joint Economic Committee estimates that more than 16,000 people in Kansas\u2019 Third District would lose health care coverage under this bill \u2014 including 13,000 through the Affordable Care Act and another 3,000 through Medicaid. These cuts would lead to more hospital closures, reduced services, and worse care for all Kansas families, especially in rural communities, where more than half of hospitals are already at risk of shutting down.\n\nCuts to Food Access: In Kansas\u2019 Third District alone, 8,000 households could lose access to the emergency food assistance they rely on through this bill. Also, up to 27,000 grocery stores nationwide may be forced to close due to lost revenue, worsening food deserts, especially in rural communities. These cuts would reduce farm income by more than $30 billion and threaten good-paying jobs.\n\nTo fight back against this reckless and harmful budget that will raise costs, Davids introduced a series of amendments early this morning. Her goal is to protect Kansas families and bring common sense and stability back to our economy and government. Davids\u2019 original amendments include:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-stands-kansans-oppose-devastating-gop-cuts-medicaid-food-assistance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9376718662679195, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}