Local safety net organizations are putting pressure on the Tennessee’s U.S. Senators, urging them to vote against a proposal that would bring sweeping cuts to the state’s Medicaid program, TennCare and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The U.S. House has already passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — a so called mega-bill, which would cut taxes, increase border and military spending and slash spending on social support programs.

Now, it’s under consideration in the Senate.

That’s why the organizations held a demonstration in downtown Nashville, outside of the offices of Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Sen. Bill Hagerty.

“We’re asking that these cuts be rejected — that our senators protect the very people that they were elected to protect,” said Jeannine Carpenter.

She was sp

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