WASHINGTON — Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senate Democrats in introducing new legislation to repeal the devastating health care cuts that Senate Republicans passed in Trump’ so-called ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ The Protecting Healthcare And Lowering Costs Act would reverse all of the health care cuts in the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’, including those to Medicaid, and would permanently extend the ACA premium tax credits.
“Millions of people will lose their healthcare because Republicans decided that tax cuts to billionaires were more important,” said Senator Gallego. “If Republicans really care about hardworking families, I urge them to support this bill. The Protecting Healthcare And Lowering Costs Act would reverse their cuts and ensure that millions continue to have access to the care they need.”
Republicans’ ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will kick nearly 15 million people – including over 750,000 Arizonans – off their health insurance and totals more than one trillion dollars in health care cuts.
In addition to being supported by the entire Senate Democratic caucus, the Protecting Healthcare And Lowering Costs Act has been endorsed by American Civil Liberties Union, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFT: Education, Healthcare, Public Services, All* Above All , Alliance for Retired Americans, American Association on Health and Disability, American Heart Association, American Nurses Association, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ACLU, Can’t Wait Coalition, Care in Action, Caring Across Generations, Center for American Progress, Center for Medicare Advocacy, CEO Commission for Disability Employment, Children’s Hospital Association, Communication Workers of America, Community Catalyst, Disability Policy Consortium, Disability Rights and Defense Fund, Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC), FamiliesUSA, First Focus for Children, Guttmacher Institute, Health Care for America Now, Ibis Reproductive Health, Justice in Aging, Kids Can’t Wait, Lakeshore Foundation, Little Lobbysists, MoveOn.org, National Abortion Federation, National Alliance for Caregiving, National Alliance for Direct Service Professionals, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, National Council of Jewish Women, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), National Disability Rights Network, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Hispanic Council on Aging, National Health Law Program (NHeLP), National Immigration Law Center, National Partnership for Women & Families, National Women’s Law Center, Physicians for Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Protect Our Care, Public Citizens, SEIU, Social Security Works, The Arc of the United States, UNIDOS US, United Mine Workers of America, Vizient, Inc., Well Spouse Association, Healthcare Association of New York, and Texas Kids Can’t Wait.
Read full text of the legislation HERE.
8/19/25