April 1, 2025

Call to Action

MAKE IN-DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS WITH YOUR REPS!

We have been encouraging you for weeks to write letters, make phone calls, and schedule in-person meetings with your Congressional representatives, especially with Republican members of the House of Representatives who voted in favor of the February budget resolution. Across party lines, 82% of people polled recently by KFF support maintaining or increasing Medicaid funding. This is information you can share with your representative. 

Congress is not in session from April 11-April 25, so members should be in their local district offices. Meeting in person or virtually with your representatives is the best way to influence your legislator and make sure they understand just how devastating cuts to Medicaid would be for you and your loved ones.

Now is the time to make an appointment! Every person and family should request an appointment – the more individual appointments and large groups, the greater the impact. They need to hear from each of their constituents. Repeatedly.

Find out how to contact your legislator here. 

If you are a constituent in Rep. Andrew Garbarino’s district, we encourage you to sign up to receive information about the telephonic town hall reportedly being held on April 7.  

In addition to the fight against Medicaid cuts, you may have also seen the recent Executive Order signed by President Trump aimed at heavily reducing the functions of the U.S. Department of Education. This has raised serious concerns about support for children with disabilities.  

Urge Congress to protect the U.S. Department of Education here. 

In the News

Below are several news articles or releases related to Medicaid funding, which provide valuable background and talking points:

• Barron’s: “Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Slash Jobs and Gut State Economies. A New Report Details the Damage.” This report projects New York State would suffer the second highest job loss in the country, with approximately 82,000 jobs lost.
• Politico: “Key Republican says savings goal for Trump agenda bill can be reached without cutting Medicaid benefits.”
• The Recorder: “Medicaid cuts could harm the disabled.”
• NBC: “Trump pulls Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.N. Ambassador”

The Arc US Storytelling Toolkit 🔗

Use the resources in this toolkit to help you tell your story in a way that effectively encourages elected officials to change laws or policies. Then share your story to support federal advocacy here.

The Arc New York Medicaid Info Sheet 🔗

Use this info sheet to inform yourself and your representative of the dire need to support Medicaid in New York state.

The Arc New York & NYDA's Congressional District Info Sheets 🔗

Use these district-specific info sheets and maps to inform your representative of the local impact in their district.

The Arc US Medicaid Toolkit 🔗

Access this toolkit for an array of resources that will aid your conversations with lawmakers about the importance of Medicaid.