An America without poverty is possible.

Women are working despite the odds, including unequal pay, unpredictable low-wage jobs, and few or no benefits. The recently passed reconciliation law—dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBA) by its backers—adds harsh new work requirements to SNAP and Medicaid. The result? Millions of working women, mothers, single moms, and grandmothers could lose access to food assistance and health coverage—not because they don’t work hard enough, but because of rigid rules that ignore the realities of women’s lives.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has provided health and nutrition supports to mothers and children for over 50 years. President Trump’s FY26 budget proposal threatens to slash WIC benefits for 6.8 million program participants across the country. This blog post illustrates how cutting WIC benefits will undermine the health and well-being of mothers and children and cost the government more in the long run.

A provision in the Budget Reconciliation package would require precertification for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), delaying refunds and creating audit-like hurdles for millions of low-income families. The change targets those who earn the least, while leaving far larger sources of revenue—like wealthy individuals and corporations—untouched.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid provide support to nearly one-third of people in our country. The reconciliation bill passed by the House in May 2025 takes away $1 trillion in food & health care from families participating in SNAP and Medicaid, while giving roughly the same amount of money in tax cuts to families with incomes above $500,000. This fact sheet examines the unfair trade-offs made in the House-passed reconciliation bill, showing that the bill will exacerbate already extreme levels of income inequality across every state.

The workbook contains all statistics and information underlying the figures, including state-by-state data.

Programs that help families meet their basic needs are part of the fabric that keep communities stable. Massive cuts at the government agency that stands up for kids put that stability at risk. The Administration for Children and Families—the division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that oversees programs such as Head Start, child care subsidies, adoption support, domestic violence prevention, and energy assistance—has lost 40 percent of its staff in just three months. This reflection by a former leader at ACF explores the impact of the recent cuts and makes the case for protecting and investing in children.