CCD Urges Congress to Reject the House Budget

March 23, 2015

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The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), a national coalition of more than 100 organizations representing the needs of people with disabilities, opposes the budget resolution proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) because it calls for deep cuts to Medicaid, deep spending cuts for non-defense discretionary programs that support the health and well-being of people with disabilities, and would lead to tens of millions of Americans losing their health insurance or becoming underinsured.

Read the full CCD statement at right and check the March 23, 2015 issue of AUCD's Disability Policy News In Brief for more information.