Shelby Gonzales
@shelbytg74
Policy expert focused on ensuring people with low incomes have access to health coverage and public supports. Yoga practitioner and teacher.
A really important point that everyone should understand: “A lot of currently eligible people are actually going to lose benefits. Not because they’re ineligible, but because they can’t handle the set of massive roadblocks Republicans are putting in their way.”
“When it comes to low-income families, there is always this argument they should have to work harder to demonstrate their worthiness.” My colleague Jen Wagner in NYT piece on how Republican bill takes health cvg & SNAP away by tangling folks in red tape. nytimes.com/2025/06/29/ups…
New Congressional Budget Office (CBO) numbers confirm what we already knew – the reconciliation bill is getting worse, not better. The Senate bill will cut health care more deeply than the House bill and leave more people uninsured. cbo.gov/publication/61…
The Senate is barreling toward a vote on an unfinished bill that wld take away health coverage & food assistance from millions, raise families’ costs, & make ppl in our nation worse off. There’s still time for senators to say no to this bill. My statement: cbpp.org/press/statemen…