OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – The Big, Beautiful Bill, passed by the United States House of Representatives on May 22, has caught the attention of many, including people in northeast Wisconsin.
The bill, which has not yet been voted on in the United States Senate, faced criticism from Citizen Action of Wisconsin and Hands off Medicaid Districts 6 and 8, who gathered on Wednesday outside the office of Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in Oshkosh.
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At 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the groups brought signs to display outside Sen. Johnson’s office to rally against cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, citing that the current administration wants to cut the programs to “fund tax breaks for the billionaire class.”
In Congressional Districts 6 and 8, about 19,000 people are estimated to potentially lose their health insurance coverage if the plan passes, and 82,000 people across Wisconsin.
The groups say that many constituents tried to meet with Sen. Johnson’s staff in Oshkosh but have failed to do so.
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While the Big, Beautiful Bill was narrowly passed by the House, Sen. Johnson previously said he was an ‘absolute no’ as it’s currently constructed.
The Big, Beautiful Bill is roughly 1,100 pages, and a summary of it can be found here.
