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Citizen Action Medicaid Town Hall Wausau
It's important to note that Medicaid has not yet been cut. The fight continues and it's time for all of us to get involved. The budget resolution directs the budget outlines for various finance committees, which now will deliberate about how to proceed. The Energy & Commerce committee, which oversees Medicaid, was tasked with an $880 billion cut over the next ten years—approximately 10% of Medicaid's cost over that time. It is expected that these cuts will come from the program.
Make no mistake: these budget cuts will cost lives. One million Wisconsinites depend on Medicaid (or BadgerCare, its largest program). One in three ...
Medicaid Town Hall
On March 4th, many of us had a powerful lobby day at the Capitol. We spent the day talking with our legislators about issues that matter most. Even though we disagree on many fronts, we did say thank you for the Medicaid postpartum care. Thank you for going against your party on this. We need more citizens to stand up and speak out. We are thankful for Citizen Action to make this possible.
It's important to note that Medicaid has not yet been cut. The fight continues and it's time for all of us to get involved. The budget resolution directs the budget outlines for various finance committees, which now will deliberate about how to proceed. ...
Bold Climate Action
We have a real opportunity in the City of Wausau to work together toward a positive change, and I am hoping that you will join us next week Wednesday at 6 pm, to find out more about how you can help. As the farming season becomes more unpredictable, and as severe weather becomes more frequent and destructive, we can see in our community and around the world that climate change is here and only getting worse. It is a daunting issue that can feel insurmountable when we face it alone. But we know that our individual climate conscious choices will no longer be enough. We need institutional and community level change to combat the climate crisis. We ...