Gov. Newsom slams ‘Big, Beautiful bill’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed President Donald Trump and Republicans over proposed cuts to the federal Medicaid program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the “Big, Beautiful Bill.”

According to the governor’s office, the proposed Medicaid changes and proposed federal rules regarding health care taxes would put an estimated over $28 billion dollars of federal funding at risk for California and could cause a loss of coverage for up to 3.4 million Californians. 

The bill would also cut federal funding for SNAP in California to $2.8 to $5.4 billion annually. Newsom’s office said hundreds of thousands of Californians who need food assistance will be at risk of losing it, and it will punish working people by ending their eligibility.

“The so-called ‘Big, Beautiful bill’ is not cost-saving. It is not smart. It is cruel, costly, and a significant encroachment on states’ rights — the opposite of what Republican leadership claims to stand for,” said Newsom in a statement. “Big government is getting bigger under Trump and Speaker Johnson, as they attempt to dictate every move states make and micromanage Americans through even greater bureaucracy. It’s dangerous, and anyone with common sense should oppose it.”

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