GILLIBRAND SLAMS TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS FOR RIPPING HEALTH INSURANCE AWAY FROM 450,000 NEW YORKERS

The following information was released by New York Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand:

Today, as roughly 450,000 low- and middle-income New Yorkers lose their affordable health care coverage thanks to President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement:

"Donald Trump and Republicans chose to give billionaires tax cuts and launch reckless wars overseas instead of lowering healthcare costs for New York families. The consequences have been dire nearly half a million New Yorkers now must worry about how they can afford to take their child to the doctor or get their medication. While Trump and Republicans in Congress continue to put the wealthiest Americans first as they make working families' lives harder and more expensive, I will never stop fighting to protect New Yorkers' healthcare and bring down everyday costs."

President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which was signed into law last summer, cut $7.5 billion in annual funding for the Essential Plan New York's affordable health insurance plan for low- and middle-income New Yorkers. The Essential Plan offers $0 monthly premiums, no deductibles, and low co-pays for working families who meet certain income thresholds but do not qualify for Medicaid. Because of Trump's cuts, an estimated 450,000 New Yorkers are losing access to their Essential Plan coverage as of today, July 1st, and will be forced to either purchase more expensive coverage or go without coverage at all.