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American Association of People with Disabilities Responds to Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill: “This Is A Devastating Day for Disabled Americans”

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For Immediate Release: July 3, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives held its final vote on the budget reconciliation bill. After being approved by the Senate by a...

[Plain Language] AAPD Condemns Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill and Deeper Medicaid Cuts

The American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD) believes that this budget reconciliation bill is bad for the country. A budget reconciliation bill is a bill that tells the government how and where to spend money. The Senate is one of the two parts of...

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