WA food banks, hospitals and more bracing for Big Beautiful Bill

Local and national organizations alike are still absorbing the historic implications of the Republican tax and spending law known as the One Big, Beautiful Bill.

President Trump signed the legislation on July 4th. The law makes the Trump tax cuts of 2017 permanent, and increases spending on border security and energy production, among many other measures.

It also includes significant cuts to government assistance programs, like SNAP and Medicaid. 

Soundside reached out to several local leaders to ask how the One Big Beautiful Bill will affect their work. 

Guests:

• Gloria Hatcher-Mays, executive director of the Rainier Valley Food Bank

• Malou Chávez, executive director of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

• Bob Ferguson, Washington governor 
• Jacqueline Barton True, vice president of advocacy and rural health for the Washington State Hospital Association
• Cathy Bambrick, administrator for Astria Toppenish Hospital

Related stories:

• Potential for 'pretty dire consequences' for WA health care due to Trump's budget bill - Kitsap Sun 

• WA officials warn ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will wreak havoc on Medicaid system - Tacoma News Tribune

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