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