- United States
- Calif.
- Letter
Senate must reject the “Big Beautiful Bill”! Protect Medicaid & the economy!
To: Sen. Padilla, Sen. Schiff
From: A constituent in Glendale, CA
May 22
I write to urge you to oppose the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act. This sweeping legislation would not only gut essential health care but also threaten to crash our economy—outcomes that would harm millions of vulnerable Americans and jeopardize our nation’s fiscal stability.
First, the bill slashes nearly $800 billion from Medicaid over the next decade, imposing strict work requirements, higher fees, and more frequent eligibility checks that the Congressional Budget Office warns could strip more than 7 million low-income Americans of their health coverage by 2034. Such drastic cuts will force seniors, people with disabilities, and struggling families to forgo necessary medical care—driving up uncompensated care costs and endangering public health.
Second, Wall Street’s own analysts are sounding the alarm that this measure could crash our markets. By adding trillions to the national debt without offsets, it undermines demand for U.S. Treasury securities, spikes long-term borrowing rates, and has already sent stocks into a tailspin as investors question America’s fiscal trajectory. When the cost of capital rises, every American household and business—from first-time homebuyers to small manufacturers—pays more to borrow.
Moreover, a bipartisan analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget highlights that under current provisions, the bill would add well over $3 trillion to our debt over the next ten years—peaking around 2027—unless Congress intervenes with steep benefit cuts or tax increases down the road. This reckless fiscal path is a recipe for higher inflation, slower growth, and diminished global confidence in the U.S. dollar.
The cumulative effect of slashing health care for millions while undermining market stability will deepen economic inequality, erode middle-class prosperity, and could plunge us into what critics are already calling a “Red Recession”—a self-inflicted downturn blamed squarely on members of the GOP who have enabled these policies.
For the sake of both our nation’s health and its economic future, I respectfully urge you to stand up for working families, seniors, and small businesses by rejecting the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Please vote NO when this measure reaches the Senate floor.
Thank you for your attention to this critical matter