What’s at risk

HUSKY and SNAP are vital for our communities, families, and economy. HUSKY allows people to see a doctor when they’re sick, get healthcare during pregnancy and for new babies, get regular check-ups, afford medication, and go to the hospital. It keeps our hospitals open, builds healthier communities, and gives families a chance to get on their feet and build strong futures. SNAP allows people to feed themselves and their families, helps our grocery stores and farms stay open, builds healthier communities, and gives people a chance to get on their feet and build strong futures.

The federal budget includes unfair cuts to SNAP and HUSKY. Cuts to SNAP and HUSKY hurt all of us, especially moms, babies, kids, seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, and working class people. Connecticut has the money and power to protect people from losing their food and healthcare. 

Up to 200,000 Connecticut residents could lose access to HUSKY. Cuts to Medicaid are cuts to HUSKY. More than 900,000 people are on HUSKY – including thousands of children and seniors. Federal cuts and changes will make it harder for people to qualify for and stay on HUSKY.

Cutting HUSKY and SNAP hurts our economy.  Cuts to HUSKY and SNAP could cost Connecticut more than 9,000 jobs, weaken our economy by more than $1.5 billion, and threaten our hospitals, farms, and grocery stores.

Food and healthcare are already unaffordable for people. Nine in 10 Americans say healthy food has become more expensive for them in the last few years. Nearly one in five Connecticut residents has struggled to afford groceries in the last year. The most recent survey found that nearly half of Connecticut residents had skipped medical care in the last year because they couldn’t afford it. Losing access to HUSKY and SNAP will force people to choose between paying for groceries and going to a doctor.

In Connecticut, we care about our communities. It’s unfair that working class people are paying the price for federal budget cuts. No one should have to choose between paying for groceries and seeing a doctor. 

This campaign is an initiative by the Connecticut Project Action Fund, a non-partisan 501(c)4 non-profit organization that mobilizes people and partners to advocate for solutions that better the lives of Connecticut's working families.