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Press Release
June 9, 2026 Republicans Advance Funding Bill Cutting $2 Billion from Affordable Care Act, Firing 30,000 Teachers and Eliminating Job Training
WASHINGTON — During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats fought against Republicans’ extreme bill that puts health coverage for millions of Americans at risk, eviscerates public education and job training, and eliminates funding for reproductive health.
This bill:
- Puts health care coverage for millions of Americans in jeopardy by cancelling $2 billion for operating Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans, threatening the ACA health insurance Marketplace.
- Reduces economic opportunities for working families by eliminating Youth and Adult Job Training programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and cuts funding for the Job Corps in half.
- Kicks 30,000 teachers out of classrooms by cutting Title I grants by $2 billion, reducing the quality of education our children receive.
- Abandons college students and low-income workers trying to improve their lives through postsecondary education by increasing interest rates for 4 million college student borrowers, cutting funding for need-based financial aid, and eliminating job training programs.
- Decimates support for children in K-12 elementary schools by slashing funding for low-income students, eliminating funding for teacher training, and eliminating funding for community schools.
- Slashes research for maternal health, telehealth, and patient safety in hospitals and health clinics by eliminating funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and terminating nearly $1 billion from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF).
- Harms women’s health by cutting programs that support maternal and child health, eliminating programs that provide access to contraception and health services, and adding numerous partisan and poison pill riders related to abortion and reproductive health.
- Surrenders to ongoing health crises by making major cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program and reducing funding for mental health services and substance use prevention and treatment.
Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) said:
“Americans are struggling to afford everything from gasoline to groceries; from utilities to health insurance; from mortgage payments to medical bills. But instead of doing anything to address the affordability crisis, this bill makes the problem even worse. This bill cuts $8 billion – 10 percent – from the Department of Education. That includes a $2 billion cut to Title I grants, which will push 30,000 teachers out of their classrooms, and leave countless children with a worse education. It eliminates funding for adult and youth job training entirely, while cutting funding for the Job Corps in half. And it cuts $2 billion from Affordable Care Act operations, threatening access to healthcare for millions of Americans. Even now, years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, this bill makes reproductive healthcare more difficult to access no matter what state you live in. This bill squeezes working families from both ends – increasing costs for daily necessities while hollowing out health, education, nutrition, and employment programs that support the working class, middle class, and vulnerable Americans. I have strong objections to this bill as written, and as it moves through the legislative process, I will continue working to improve it.”
Congresswoman DeLauro’s full remarks are here.
During today’s markup, Democrats offered dozens of amendments to improve the bill, including amendments to:
- Stop the dismantling of the Department of Education
- Prevent the Trump administration from giving political appointees a veto over federal grant-making
- Block the $2 billion cut to the Affordable Care Act
- Block the elimination of student loan subsidies that make college affordable for 4 million students
- Restore funding for firearm injury and mortality research
- Strike the Hyde and Weldon amendments and various other anti-reproductive health provisions
A summary of the bill is here. A fact sheet is here.
The text of the bill, before the adoption of amendments in full committee, is here.
The bill report, before the adoption of amendments in full Committee, is here.
Information on Community Project Funding in the bill is here.
The full committee markup can be viewed on the House Committee on Appropriations website.
Source: Appropriations Committee Democrats
https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/republicans-advance-funding-bill-cutting-2-billion-affordable-care-act-firing
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