A coalition of local progressive groups rallied outside Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s Bay Ridge office, chanting “care, not cages.” Activists accused her of supporting billions in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice while health care programs face deep cuts under a budget reconciliation proposal. The rally referenced her prior vote for a bill that increased DHS funding for ICE and CBP while cutting Medicaid and Medicare over the next decade. Speakers said the cuts would endanger access for low-income and disabled people, including Medicaid, Medicare, Child Health Plus, and the Affordable Care Act. They also cited a large increase in ICE funding and rising health insurance costs after ACA subsidies expired.
"Chanting "care, not cages," a coalition of local progressive groups rallied outside Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's Bay Ridge office on May 18, accusing the Republican lawmaker of prioritizing billions in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies over health care programs facing deep cuts under the latest budget reconciliation proposal."
"Activists Monday called on Malliotakis to restore funding for health care instead of allocating more money to what they described as unjustified wars, Trump's "gold-crusted ballroom" and national security. Speakers noted that ICE has become the nation's highest-funded law enforcement agency under President Trump's second term, with a budget of $85 billion, compared with less than $6 billion a decade ago."
"Last year, Malliotakis, who represents New York's 11th Congressional District, voted for the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which included $170 billion in funding for DHS and its sub-agencies, ICE and CBP, while cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and $500 billion from Medicare over the next decade. Opponents said the vote put millions of low-income and disabled Americans at risk of losing or having restricted access to public health care programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, Child Health Plus and the Affordable Care Act."
"Mark Hannay, director of the Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign, said health insurance premiums had surged after Affordable Care Act premium subsidies expired at the end of 2025. Two protesters said their young adult children, who are just entering the workforce, could not afford health insurance despite working full"
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