Karla Martínez
@karlamartineztx.bsky.social
Health policy @ Community Catalyst | formerly Every Texan, Every Texan United, UTHealth, TXST | all things immigrant access, health, food, equity, and union
Did I mention I’m Texan?
Did I mention I’m Texan?
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Just before you woke up today, House Republicans gutted healthcare and food assistance to pay for massive tax cuts for the rich.
Call your Senators and tell them to VOTE NO on the Billionaire Bailout Bill.
votersoftomorrow.org/StopBBB
Call your Senators and tell them to VOTE NO on the Billionaire Bailout Bill.
votersoftomorrow.org/StopBBB
May 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Just before you woke up today, House Republicans gutted healthcare and food assistance to pay for massive tax cuts for the rich.
Call your Senators and tell them to VOTE NO on the Billionaire Bailout Bill.
votersoftomorrow.org/StopBBB
Call your Senators and tell them to VOTE NO on the Billionaire Bailout Bill.
votersoftomorrow.org/StopBBB
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If the GOP Tax Scheme is so beautiful, then why are they voting on it in the wee hours of the morning? Maybe because it’s irredeemably ugly and cruel.
May 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
If the GOP Tax Scheme is so beautiful, then why are they voting on it in the wee hours of the morning? Maybe because it’s irredeemably ugly and cruel.
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Vote first, read it later. What a terrible bill, what a terrible process.
May 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Vote first, read it later. What a terrible bill, what a terrible process.
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1/ We’ve been sounding the alarm for months and now the Congressional Budget Office has confirmed it.
This budget would gut Medicaid and SNAP, saddle states with new costs, and do real harm to working people.
Let’s break it down 🧵
This budget would gut Medicaid and SNAP, saddle states with new costs, and do real harm to working people.
Let’s break it down 🧵
May 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
1/ We’ve been sounding the alarm for months and now the Congressional Budget Office has confirmed it.
This budget would gut Medicaid and SNAP, saddle states with new costs, and do real harm to working people.
Let’s break it down 🧵
This budget would gut Medicaid and SNAP, saddle states with new costs, and do real harm to working people.
Let’s break it down 🧵
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Lawmakers are scapegoating immigrant families to justify gutting Medicaid – when greedy corporations are to blame.
Cuts to Medicaid harm us all, driving families into debt & straining community hospitals.
📖 Read our new blog w/ @pifcoalition.bsky.social >> commcat.io/4kqj1rU
Cuts to Medicaid harm us all, driving families into debt & straining community hospitals.
📖 Read our new blog w/ @pifcoalition.bsky.social >> commcat.io/4kqj1rU
Scapegoating immigrant families won’t solve our health care crisis - Community Catalyst
Authors: Dr. Brandon G. Wilson & Adriana Cadena After assuring constituents that Medicaid would be protected, the Trump administration and a MAGA-led
commcat.io
May 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Lawmakers are scapegoating immigrant families to justify gutting Medicaid – when greedy corporations are to blame.
Cuts to Medicaid harm us all, driving families into debt & straining community hospitals.
📖 Read our new blog w/ @pifcoalition.bsky.social >> commcat.io/4kqj1rU
Cuts to Medicaid harm us all, driving families into debt & straining community hospitals.
📖 Read our new blog w/ @pifcoalition.bsky.social >> commcat.io/4kqj1rU
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$792 billion in Medicaid cuts.
$535 billion in Medicare cuts.
$101 billion in ACA cuts.
That’s not gonna play well in..[checks notes]…well, anywhere, actually.
$535 billion in Medicare cuts.
$101 billion in ACA cuts.
That’s not gonna play well in..[checks notes]…well, anywhere, actually.
Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."
May 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
$792 billion in Medicaid cuts.
$535 billion in Medicare cuts.
$101 billion in ACA cuts.
That’s not gonna play well in..[checks notes]…well, anywhere, actually.
$535 billion in Medicare cuts.
$101 billion in ACA cuts.
That’s not gonna play well in..[checks notes]…well, anywhere, actually.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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IF YOU ARE READING THIS:
House Republicans are set to take the next step toward passage of their sprawling reconciliation bill at a Wednesday hearing scheduled to begin while most Americans are fast asleep.
via @commondreams.org
House Republicans are set to take the next step toward passage of their sprawling reconciliation bill at a Wednesday hearing scheduled to begin while most Americans are fast asleep.
via @commondreams.org
'What Don't They Want You to Know?' GOP Sets 1 AM Hearing to Advance Disastrous Medicaid Cuts | Common Dreams
"They have such contempt for the American people," said Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern.
www.commondreams.org
May 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
IF YOU ARE READING THIS:
House Republicans are set to take the next step toward passage of their sprawling reconciliation bill at a Wednesday hearing scheduled to begin while most Americans are fast asleep.
via @commondreams.org
House Republicans are set to take the next step toward passage of their sprawling reconciliation bill at a Wednesday hearing scheduled to begin while most Americans are fast asleep.
via @commondreams.org
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Whoa! New polling shows that a majority of voters in EVERY SINGLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT oppose cuts to Medicaid.
Members of Congress should take note.
☎️ Flood the Capitol switchboard to voice your opposition to the bill from hell. 202-224-3121.
Defend Medicaid!
Defeat Cancer!
Members of Congress should take note.
☎️ Flood the Capitol switchboard to voice your opposition to the bill from hell. 202-224-3121.
Defend Medicaid!
Defeat Cancer!
May 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Whoa! New polling shows that a majority of voters in EVERY SINGLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT oppose cuts to Medicaid.
Members of Congress should take note.
☎️ Flood the Capitol switchboard to voice your opposition to the bill from hell. 202-224-3121.
Defend Medicaid!
Defeat Cancer!
Members of Congress should take note.
☎️ Flood the Capitol switchboard to voice your opposition to the bill from hell. 202-224-3121.
Defend Medicaid!
Defeat Cancer!
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A Tesla worker in my district was electrocuted to death because the company ignored safety rules. OSHA fined Tesla $50,000.
Elon Musk makes that back in nine minutes from federal contracts alone.
Workers’ lives are worth more than nine minutes of Elon Musk’s day.
Elon Musk makes that back in nine minutes from federal contracts alone.
Workers’ lives are worth more than nine minutes of Elon Musk’s day.
May 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A Tesla worker in my district was electrocuted to death because the company ignored safety rules. OSHA fined Tesla $50,000.
Elon Musk makes that back in nine minutes from federal contracts alone.
Workers’ lives are worth more than nine minutes of Elon Musk’s day.
Elon Musk makes that back in nine minutes from federal contracts alone.
Workers’ lives are worth more than nine minutes of Elon Musk’s day.
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Make no mistake: Congress' reconciliation bill will hurt all of us.
We need funding for health care, education, and food assistance — not for Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
Tell Congress: Reject this harmful budget ⤵️
act.nilc.org/page/79423/a...
We need funding for health care, education, and food assistance — not for Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
Tell Congress: Reject this harmful budget ⤵️
act.nilc.org/page/79423/a...
May 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Make no mistake: Congress' reconciliation bill will hurt all of us.
We need funding for health care, education, and food assistance — not for Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
Tell Congress: Reject this harmful budget ⤵️
act.nilc.org/page/79423/a...
We need funding for health care, education, and food assistance — not for Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
Tell Congress: Reject this harmful budget ⤵️
act.nilc.org/page/79423/a...
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Republicans released their planned changes to Medicaid that will raise costs and lead to MILLIONS losing their coverage entirely.
After a Republican rep claimed they aren’t targeting the disabled with their cuts, this woman shouted “You will kill me.”
Security removed her.
After a Republican rep claimed they aren’t targeting the disabled with their cuts, this woman shouted “You will kill me.”
Security removed her.
May 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Republicans released their planned changes to Medicaid that will raise costs and lead to MILLIONS losing their coverage entirely.
After a Republican rep claimed they aren’t targeting the disabled with their cuts, this woman shouted “You will kill me.”
Security removed her.
After a Republican rep claimed they aren’t targeting the disabled with their cuts, this woman shouted “You will kill me.”
Security removed her.
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At least 26 people have been arrested for protesting Medicaid cuts during the House Energy and Commerce committee’s hearing on Medicaid to mark up the bill.
Reportedly, security had a hard time stopping them from going into the hearing.
#DontMessWithMedicaid
Reportedly, security had a hard time stopping them from going into the hearing.
#DontMessWithMedicaid
Arrests made outside congressional hearing at U.S. Capitol as activists protest proposed Medicaid cuts
Capitol police took 26 people into custody for illegally demonstrating outside the budget hearing on charges of crowding, obstructing and incommoding.
www.deseret.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
At least 26 people have been arrested for protesting Medicaid cuts during the House Energy and Commerce committee’s hearing on Medicaid to mark up the bill.
Reportedly, security had a hard time stopping them from going into the hearing.
#DontMessWithMedicaid
Reportedly, security had a hard time stopping them from going into the hearing.
#DontMessWithMedicaid
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NEW: The Office of Refugee Resettlement Is Becoming an Immigration Enforcement Arm, Sources Say @lomikriel.bsky.social @micarosenberg.bsky.social w/ @texastribune.org
An Agency Tasked With Protecting Immigrant Children Is Becoming an Enforcement Arm, Current and Former Staffers Say
The Office of Refugee Resettlement’s welfare mission appears to be undergoing a stark transformation as President Donald Trump seeks to ramp up deportation numbers, current and former officials told P...
www.propublica.org
May 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
NEW: The Office of Refugee Resettlement Is Becoming an Immigration Enforcement Arm, Sources Say @lomikriel.bsky.social @micarosenberg.bsky.social w/ @texastribune.org
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The Ways and Means committee bill includes a slew of expansions of tax-advantaged health savings accounts – totaling more than $40 billion/10y – that mostly benefit high-income people and do nothing to address the problems people face affording care. www.cbpp.org/blog/five-re...
Five Reasons Lawmakers Should Reject Expansions of Health Savings Accounts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Expanding health savings accounts (HSAs) is a key element of Republicans’ health care policy agenda. Ostensibly, HSAs allow people enrolled in certain health insurance policies to set aside money...
www.cbpp.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Ways and Means committee bill includes a slew of expansions of tax-advantaged health savings accounts – totaling more than $40 billion/10y – that mostly benefit high-income people and do nothing to address the problems people face affording care. www.cbpp.org/blog/five-re...
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Medicaid is NOT a handout. It’s how 4.8M Texans survive.
Republicans want to cut $715B from it while handing out tax cuts to billionaires.
That’s not “fixing” the budget, it’s disrespect for the people who need it most — and voting for that is un-American, plain and simple.
Republicans want to cut $715B from it while handing out tax cuts to billionaires.
That’s not “fixing” the budget, it’s disrespect for the people who need it most — and voting for that is un-American, plain and simple.
May 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Medicaid is NOT a handout. It’s how 4.8M Texans survive.
Republicans want to cut $715B from it while handing out tax cuts to billionaires.
That’s not “fixing” the budget, it’s disrespect for the people who need it most — and voting for that is un-American, plain and simple.
Republicans want to cut $715B from it while handing out tax cuts to billionaires.
That’s not “fixing” the budget, it’s disrespect for the people who need it most — and voting for that is un-American, plain and simple.
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Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country!
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country!
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
Texas is home to both the highest rate and number of uninsured folks.
The single most meaningful thing Texas could do to reduce ER costs is expand Medicaid- instead some Texas leaders are trying to scapegoat immigrants on faulty information.
The single most meaningful thing Texas could do to reduce ER costs is expand Medicaid- instead some Texas leaders are trying to scapegoat immigrants on faulty information.
When hospitals are underfunded, some politicians want you to blame immigrants.
The truth is, undocumented Texans contribute more than they receive, including property taxes that fund our local hospitals.
We need real solutions to reduce ER costs, like preventive care for all families. #txlege
The truth is, undocumented Texans contribute more than they receive, including property taxes that fund our local hospitals.
We need real solutions to reduce ER costs, like preventive care for all families. #txlege
May 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Texas is home to both the highest rate and number of uninsured folks.
The single most meaningful thing Texas could do to reduce ER costs is expand Medicaid- instead some Texas leaders are trying to scapegoat immigrants on faulty information.
The single most meaningful thing Texas could do to reduce ER costs is expand Medicaid- instead some Texas leaders are trying to scapegoat immigrants on faulty information.
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Medicaid is the primary payer for most nursing home stays in America. Cutting it will leave seniors & working families with the impossible choice of going broke or struggling to provide care with no support. That’s the real cost of these so-called savings.
Nursing home and elder-care residents could be hit hard by potential Medicaid cuts
Medicaid funding cuts may impact nursing home residents and elder care services nationwide.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Medicaid is the primary payer for most nursing home stays in America. Cutting it will leave seniors & working families with the impossible choice of going broke or struggling to provide care with no support. That’s the real cost of these so-called savings.
Thank you @doggett.house.gov for representing Austinites’ best interest through this very bad no good bill
What this GOP tax bill means: 310x MORE for millionaires than those making <$50,000.
@doggett.house.gov:
@doggett.house.gov:
May 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Thank you @doggett.house.gov for representing Austinites’ best interest through this very bad no good bill
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Our members just began work on a 28-page tax bill turned 400-page tax bill overnight.
Republicans' response when asked about it: "Because I say so."
That's not going to work for the American people.
Rep. Suozzi:
Republicans' response when asked about it: "Because I say so."
That's not going to work for the American people.
Rep. Suozzi:
May 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Our members just began work on a 28-page tax bill turned 400-page tax bill overnight.
Republicans' response when asked about it: "Because I say so."
That's not going to work for the American people.
Rep. Suozzi:
Republicans' response when asked about it: "Because I say so."
That's not going to work for the American people.
Rep. Suozzi:
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This is less than 2 hours in of marking up Republicans' marquee tax legislation.
Aren't they proud of their bill?
Aren't they proud of their bill?
May 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This is less than 2 hours in of marking up Republicans' marquee tax legislation.
Aren't they proud of their bill?
Aren't they proud of their bill?
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The E&C reconciliation bill slashes Medicaid matching funds, for everyone, in states that provide health coverage to immigrants, even lawfully present ones!
The dark blue states on this map, which use their own state tax dollars to cover children not qualified for Medicaid, will see massive cuts
The dark blue states on this map, which use their own state tax dollars to cover children not qualified for Medicaid, will see massive cuts
May 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The E&C reconciliation bill slashes Medicaid matching funds, for everyone, in states that provide health coverage to immigrants, even lawfully present ones!
The dark blue states on this map, which use their own state tax dollars to cover children not qualified for Medicaid, will see massive cuts
The dark blue states on this map, which use their own state tax dollars to cover children not qualified for Medicaid, will see massive cuts
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They are proposing to deny the ACA's premium tax credits to many many types of immigrants. In fact only three types of immigrants could receive it:
-Green card holders
-Certain Cubans
-People in the U.S. under the COFA treaty
All the other immigrants in this resource would be kick off health care
-Green card holders
-Certain Cubans
-People in the U.S. under the COFA treaty
All the other immigrants in this resource would be kick off health care
“Lawfully Present” Individuals: The Affordable Care Act
This guide describes immigration categories that are considered “lawfully present” for ACA eligibility purposes.
www.nilc.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
They are proposing to deny the ACA's premium tax credits to many many types of immigrants. In fact only three types of immigrants could receive it:
-Green card holders
-Certain Cubans
-People in the U.S. under the COFA treaty
All the other immigrants in this resource would be kick off health care
-Green card holders
-Certain Cubans
-People in the U.S. under the COFA treaty
All the other immigrants in this resource would be kick off health care