{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/working-families-tax-cuts-protect-the-social-safety-net-for-years-to-come", "Working Families Tax Cuts Protect the Social Safety Net for Years to Come", "2026-07-30", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014This week marks 61 years since Medicare and Medicaid were created to ensure those who cannot provide for themselves\u2014children, people with disabilities and low-income seniors\u2014would have access to health care. Since then, Americans have come to rely on both programs as a central component of the social safety net. Through the Working Families Tax Cuts, Republicans enacted long-needed reforms that will strengthen and preserve these programs for the people who need them most.\n\n\u201cFor decades, our social safety net programs have helped some of our nation\u2019s most vulnerable populations,\u201d said U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). \u201cCommonsense reforms that target waste, fraud and abuse will ensure programs like Medicaid stay financially viable for many more years to come.\u201d\n\nMedicare and Medicaid reforms in the Working Families Tax Cuts:\n\nRequires able-bodied adults to work, volunteer or study at least 20 hours a week to remain eligible for Medicaid benefits\n\nIncreases 2026 Medicare payments to doctors and other health care providers\n\nPrevents Medicaid payments for beneficiaries who have died, are enrolled in multiple states or do not qualify for the program\n\nStops non-citizens who entered the country under dubious Biden Administration processes from receiving Medicaid benefits\n\nIncreases the frequency of Medicaid eligibility verifications for able-bodied adults\n\nWhat they are saying:\n\n\u201cCommunity engagement is not just a policy requirement\u2014it is an opportunity for states to modernize Medicaid systems while strengthening connections to work, education and community-based opportunities.\u201d \u2013 CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz\n\n\u201cThese commonsense work requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults on Medicaid represent a critical step toward restoring Medicaid to its original purpose: serving as a targeted safety net for the most vulnerable rather than an open-ended entitlement that discourages work and strains taxpayer resources.\u201d \u2013 Paragon Health Institute\n\nClick HERE to learn more about the Finance Committee provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-03T08:26:20Z", "2026-08-03T08:27:37Z"]], "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://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/working-families-tax-cuts-protect-the-social-safety-net-for-years-to-come"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.801868736743927, "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"}