Is Congress listening to Kansans? April Holman, Adrienne Olejnik and Jami Reever

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A bill passed by Congress, referred to as HR 1, is projected to impact tens of thousands of Kansans.

The legislation includes cuts to Medicaid and changes to Healthcare.gov, potentially causing 26,000 Kansans to lose health coverage.

New work requirements could result in over 20,000 Kansans losing SNAP food benefits.

Advocacy groups are urging Congress to repeal parts of the bill and make enhanced health care tax credits permanent.

Affordable health care. A rural church worried about how they’ll be able to provide community meals for even more neighbors. The ever-increasing cost of living.

These are just a few of the themes and stories we heard as our organizations toured the state earlier this month to hold conversations about HR 1, the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”