Republicans passed a budget that will mean stripping away health care from working families to finance tax cuts for a privileged few.

Gov. JB Pritzker, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, and other Illinois members of Congress joined staff at University of Illinois Mile Square Health Center on the Near West Side on Friday to

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Friday warned that neither his state nor others across the country could make up for the potential loss of billions of dollars if President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans slash Medicaid funding.

The governor traveled to Washington Tuesday to push for the release of frozen federal funds to Illinois and to warn of pending GOP budget cut to Medicaid affecting more than 700,000 Illinois residents.

Gov. JB Pritzker and some of the most powerful Illinois Democrats gathered at the University of Illinois Chicago healthcare center as they demanded Republicans to keep "their hands off Medicaid."

Governor JB Pritzker and local Democratic gathered Friday to speak out after Republicans in the U.S. House voted on a proposed plan that could cut Medicaid spending. Ralph Bielarski, who lives in a senior building on the Near West Side,

Pritzker warned of dire consequences to the state's health care infrastructure if Medicaid cuts are enacted, noting that more than 3.4 million Illinois residents are covered by the program.

Pritzker warns Illinois could lose $1.9B in withheld federal funds and Medicaid cuts, affecting agencies, businesses, and residents.

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A federal budget passed in the House this week would imperil health coverage for roughly a quarter of all residents, state leaders say.

Cuts to Medicaid would especially impact the most vulnerable in communities, such as low-income individuals and people with disabilities, according to state Democratic congressional members.

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