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Trump Signs Bill Cutting SNAP, Funding $191B Security, $1K Babies

7/4/2026

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Trump Signs Bill

In a year, One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut 3.5 million SNAP participants and removed health coverage from 500,000 New Yorkers.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, 2025, making its tax cuts permanent nationwide.
The law created Trump Accounts, depositing $1,000 for newborns and permitting tax-advantaged savings until age 18.
Funding $191 billion to Homeland Security hired 10,000 agents and caused 25% rise in immigration arrests.

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Law Slashes Care

The law granted the wealthiest 1% of Americans $1 trillion in tax cuts, increasing the deficit by $4.6 trillion over ten years.
Implementation of the law has slashed Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and SNAP benefits nationwide.
Hospitals facing higher uncompensated-care costs are laying off staff, cutting services, and closing clinics.
Protect Our Care says 3.8 million lost Medicaid or CHIP coverage, raising uninsured to about 8 million.

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Trump Signs Bill

In a year, One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut 3.5 million SNAP participants and removed health coverage from 500,000 New Yorkers.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, 2025, making its tax cuts permanent nationwide.
The law created Trump Accounts, depositing $1,000 for newborns and permitting tax-advantaged savings until age 18.
Funding $191 billion to Homeland Security hired 10,000 agents and caused 25% rise in immigration arrests.

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