{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-one-year-after-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-rep-mcbride-urges-investment", "ICYMI: One Year After Trump\u2019s \u201cBig Beautiful Bill,\u201d Rep. McBride Urges Investment in Sussex County Health Care, Not Cuts", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-Del.) penned an op-ed in the Cape Gazette about the need to strengthen healthcare in Sussex County one year after President Trump's \"One Big Beautiful Bill\" was signed into law. Read the full op-ed here.\n\nThe piece, titled \"Care in Sussex County Needs Investment, Not Cuts,\" details how the \"One Big Beautiful Bill\" pushed healthcare out of reach for millions of Americans through the largest cut to Medicaid in American history and explains what those cuts mean for Delaware families.\n\n\u201cAcross the country, fewer people have health insurance, hospitals and clinics are shutting down, and there\u2019s growing concern about access to care, especially in rural communities,\u201d wrote Rep. McBride. \u201cFor my neighbors across Sussex County, access to quality, affordable healthcare is about more than convenience \u2013 it's about the security and dignity that come from knowing the care you need will be there when you need it.\u201d\n\nRep. McBride also highlighted how Sussex County's rapid population growth is placing additional strain on an already stretched rural healthcare system, from workforce shortages to long drives for specialty care.\n\n\"Trump and congressional Republicans\u2019 'Big Beautiful Bill' aims to cut as much as $4 billion in federal Medicaid funding to Delaware over the next decade. More than 30,000 Delawareans are projected to lose their Medicaid coverage, Marketplace enrollment in Delaware has already declined by 16%, and more than 18,000 of our neighbors have lost food assistance because of this heartless law. These aren\u2019t just numbers \u2014 they are our parents, grandparents, coworkers, friends, and neighbors, all seeking the same thing: the chance to stay healthy, care for their families, and age with dignity,\u201d continued Rep. McBride.\n\nShe also detailed how Delaware families are facing higher healthcare costs as a result of Trump's law, illustrating how federal policy decisions are affecting our communities here at home.\n\n\u201cHere in Sussex County, where providers are already working to keep pace with rapid growth and an aging population, residents are feeling the weight of cuts to Medicaid and federal healthcare funding,\u201d wrote Rep. McBride. \u201cThey show up here at home \u2013 with longer wait times, fewer providers accepting patients, higher healthcare costs for all of us, and more strain on the hospitals and clinics our communities rely on.\u201d\n\nRep. McBride emphasized her support for investing in rural healthcare and meeting the pressing needs of Sussex County residents. In Congress, she has brought together Democrats and Republicans to protect nearly $1 billion for home healthcare to keep seniors safe at home and support home health workers who make that care possible. She\u2019s also introduced bipartisan legislation to address the national nursing shortage that\u2019s impacting care in Delaware and across the country.\n\n\u201cWe know what works: investing in rural hospitals, supporting our federally qualified health centers, strengthening the healthcare workforce, protecting Medicaid, expanding access to mental healthcare, and ensuring that where you live never determines whether you can get the care you need. We must never accept a status quo where ZIP codes serve as barriers to treatment,\u201d wrote Rep. McBride.\n\nRep. McBride closed the piece with her commitment to the reality that every resident in Sussex County deserves: to be able to get care and be treated with dignity, no matter their zip code.\n\n\u201cNo family should have to cross county lines to welcome a child into the world. No cancer patient should have to spend hours on the road for reliable, lifesaving care. And no one seeking mental healthcare should be forced to wait months for treatment. That is the future Sussex County deserves,\u201d concluded Rep. McBride.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-15T07:12:08Z", "2026-07-15T07:13:45Z"]], "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://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-one-year-after-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-rep-mcbride-urges-investment"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0879598557949066, "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"}