Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus. But the most important title she boasts is MOM. Inspired by her family, she’s devoted her life to building a stronger Michigan for everyone.
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May 22, 2025
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May 22, 2025
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Gov. Whitmer Statement on Vote to Gut Medicaid and SNAP to Cut Taxes for the Wealthy
Reconciliation bill will terminate health care for millions of Americans, take away food from hungry families while jacking up costs for the middle class, hurting retailers, and giving a huge tax cut to the rich
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to gut Medicaid and SNAP, jacking up costs for working families while delivering a huge tax cut for the wealthiest Americans.
“Michigan families need help right now to pay the bills and put food on the table, but today’s vote by Republicans in the U.S. House will terminate health care for millions of Americans, rip away food assistance from working families, and jack up costs on the middle class while giving a huge tax cut to the wealthy.
“These cuts will hurt the most vulnerable Michiganders, from three in five nursing home residents, people living with disabilities, and pregnant women. They will increase hunger and harm local retailers, forcing more Michiganders to go to bed with a pit in their stomach. We cannot accept this level of cruelty towards people who need help, and I encourage all the Republicans in our congressional delegation including Rep. John James, Rep. Tom Barrett, and Rep. Huizenga who voted for these cuts to reckon with the devastating impact this bill will have on their fellow Michiganders.
“We cannot backfill this massive hole in our budget with state funding alone. We need our representatives in Washington to fight for us. We must work together to help families in Michigan succeed, and the way to do that is by investing in the fundamentals that they all need—roads, schools, food, health care, and child care. We’ve proven that here in Michigan, if you work together, you can get a lot done. Instead of passing a huge bill on a party-line vote to make people poorer and sicker, let’s work together to make a real difference in people’s lives and lift them up.”
Governor Whitmer spoke about the impact of this bill in an interview with CNN where she also urged Republican members of Michigan’s congressional delegation, including Rep. John James, to vote against cuts to Medicaid and SNAP that Michiganders in every region of the state rely on.
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