(Boston Orange 綜合編譯) 美國參議院今（7 月1）日剛以51比50票通過川普總統的「又大又美(Big, Beautiful Bill)」法案，決定增加3.3兆美元國債。麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）立即發表聲明，指共和黨籍國會議員對川普盲目忠誠，將逼使成千上的麻州居民失去醫療健保。
根據無黨派的國會預算辦公室（CBO）分析，這法案一旦落實成法，將使1180萬美國人到2034年時失去醫療保險，美國國債也將在未來10 年內增加近3.3兆美元。
這法案包含了4.5萬億美元減稅，同時也包括經由施加工作要求、收緊資格標準以及改變對州的聯邦報銷方式，來實現刪減醫療補助（Medicaid）和食品券（food stamps）、醫療補助（Medicaid）和食品券（food stamps）等項目1.2萬億美元。
這也意味著麻州可能會面臨數億美元的聯邦資金削減，特別是在醫療保健和社會服務方面。
奚莉州長表示，他希望麻州人民知道，州長和民選官員關心人們，希望人們享有醫療保健，能源賬單更低，買得起房子，餐桌上的食物都很健康，更擁有最好的教育和交通系統。
Governor Healey: Trump’s Bill Will Increase Costs, Take Away Health Care and Food
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement today in response to the United States Senate passing Donald Trump’s budget bill:
“Congressional Republicans put their blind loyalty to Donald Trump over their constituents. They were elected to lower costs and strengthen our economy — but this bill does the opposite. It will take away health care for hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents and threatens closures of rural hospitals, nursing homes and community health centers. It will increase health care and energy costs for every person and business. And it will take away food from millions of families, children, veterans, seniors and people with disabilities.
“Senate Republicans just voted to add $3.3 billion to the national debt.
“I want the people of Massachusetts to know that your Governor and your elected officials care about you. We want you to have health care, we want you to have lower energy bills, we want you to be able to afford a home, we want you to have healthy food on the table, we want you to have the very best education and transportation systems possible. That’s what the budget I’m currently reviewing will do. That’s what we are working to do here in Massachusetts every day.”
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