WA Lawmakers Confront Reality of Cuts Coming from One Big Beautiful Bill
Julia Perez from Yakima said at Thursday’s news conference that families like hers struggle to afford groceries and pay bills. “H.R. 1 is poised to strip away programs that keep food on the table for millions of families like mine,” the mom of three said in Spanish, which was then relayed in English by a translator.
Roger Haick worked for 35 years as an ICU and cardiac nurse in Eastern Washington. He said that since the new law passed, Providence Hospital in Chewelah has closed certain services in anticipation of Medicaid cuts. Staff have also left the community for other work.