SENATE HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND SENIOR
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE RESOLUTION No. 126
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: MARCH 3, 2025
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Committee reports favorably Senate Resolution No. 126.
This Senate Resolution condemns the United States House of
Representatives for passage of a budget resolution, on February 25,
2025, cutting $1.5 trillion over ten years from the federal budget
and respectfully urges the United States Senate to reject this House
resolution. The budget resolution specifically targets $880 billion
in cuts from the House Energy and Commerce Committee which
regulates public healthcare programs such as Medicare and
Medicaid, $330 billion from the Education and Workforce
Committee which routinely legislates matters on education funding,
and $230 billion from the Agriculture Committee whose purview
includes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Given the size and scope of the desired cuts, as well as budget
documents circulated by House leadership, policy experts believe
that these cuts are aimed at or will ultimately fall on critical safety
net programs such as Medicaid and SNAP.
In New Jersey, approximately 1.8 million low- and moderate-
income people rely on NJ FamilyCare, which encompasses the
Medicaid Program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, to
cover their healthcare needs. Funding reductions of this size would
have severe consequences for these enrollees, as well as the
provider community who deliver the critical healthcare services
under the program.
Approximately 830,000 low-income residents in New Jersey
receive SNAP benefits, which provides them with the resources
needed to feed their families. It is anticipated that federal funding
cuts to SNAP under the House budget resolution would be realized
by limiting benefits, restricting eligibility, or some combination of
both of these actions; thereby, significantly reducing the number of
residents who receive support from this program.