One of the more nefarious aspects of the GOP’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill is the underhanded methods it’s using to try to knock people off Medicaid and SNAP — that is, to deny vulnerable people both health insurance and food assistance.
In some aspects, that effort is transparent. Through H.R. 1, for example, President Donald Trump’s administration will disqualify American adults from assistance if they aren’t logging at least 80 hours a month of work, education or community service, a requirement that has never existed at the federal level. That could imperil millions of people who work but receive limited hours at their jobs.
