***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 AT 2:00 PM ET***
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Rips Away Care from 1,019,121 New Yorkers
NEW YORK—On Tuesday, August 5, at 2:00 PM, Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Jacquila Smith, Medical Assistant at Oishei Children’s Hospital will join Protect Our Care New York to mark the historic 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid and discuss the devastating impacts of the GOP’s tax bill that is going to impose the largest cuts to health care in history.
Medicare and Medicaid are pillars of our health care system – these programs improve the well-being of millions of Americans, help lower uninsurance rates, lower prescription drug costs for seniors, and save countless lives along the way. But Republicans have undermined both programs and created a nationwide health care emergency by cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Thanks to this tax bill, an estimated 1,019,121 New Yorkers will lose their coverage, 600 rural hospitals and seven nursing homes will close, 4,410 New Yorkers will lose their jobs, and health care costs will skyrocket across the board.
Speakers will underscore the monumental achievements of Medicare and Medicaid while holding Republicans accountable for taking away New Yorkers’ health care through this dangerous, unpopular bill that will bring long-lasting harm to the American people.
WHO: Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10)
Rep. Tim Kennedy (NY-26)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
Jacquila N. Smith, Medical Assistant, Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 2 PM ET
WHERE: Register to join the Zoom event (Registration required)