WASHINGTON D.C. – Members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are coming out in full force after Senate Republicans advanced a budget resolution that sets the stage for cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other vital services to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

SEIU President April Verrett blasted the budget resolution as an attack on working people in a thread on X.

Workers Take to the Streets for Hands Off! Mass Mobilization

As federal lawmakers move one step closer to enacting a disastrous budget, SEIU members are mobilizing across the country in dozens of cities to fight back against the administration’s attacks on critical programs.

In major cities and small towns in every state, working people are taking action on April 5 to fight back against Trump and Elon Musk’s shameless power grab at the expense of Americans’ wellbeing. At marches, rallies and protests, they are demanding an end to the slashing of federal funds for Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security and other programs.

“My grandson gets his insurance through Medicaid. My daughter works but does not make enough to support both of them,” said Kathy Turner, a school cafeteria worker from Pennsylvania. “If Medicaid got taken away, I would be petrified, because he's prone to strep throat and has a urinary issue. So if she had to pay that out of pocket, she couldn't.”

SEIU members are making it clear to Congress that they do not support any budget that includes or makes way for massive cuts to the healthcare and public services Americans depend on daily. They are demanding that the leaders we sent to Washington DC stand with working families during this critical time or be prepared to be held accountable.

Cuts to Medicaid could be catastrophic to the American healthcare system and take away access to health insurance for 1 in 4 children and healthcare services for students at 4 out of 5 schools. Medicaid cuts would squeeze state budgets, result in the loss of over one million American jobs and cause harm to those who rely on critical public services.

With grocery prices rising and the economy uncertain, this Senate vote that continues the path to gut healthcare and put jobs in jeopardy is an irresponsible move that will only harm millions of Americans and our communities.

                                                                                       

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